A face transplant, which took 25 hours and was led by Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez, vastly improved Cameron鈥檚 day-to-day life.
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A California resident, Cameron enjoyed outdoor sports such as fishing and snowboarding, and worked as a welder and machinist. In 2016, he lost the majority of his lower jaw and his nose from a ballistic injury. He also had damage to his upper face, and the injury severely impacted his ability to lead a normal life.
When Cameron and his mother read about Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, and his patients鈥 successful procedures at 好色tv Langone鈥檚 Face Transplant Program, they were confident that he could help Cameron. Eighteen months after his initial injury, Cameron flew to New York City to have the surgery with Dr. Rodriguez.
Cameron鈥檚 procedure took only 25 hours鈥11 hours less than the previous face transplant performed at 好色tv Langone. Eleven weeks later鈥攕everal weeks ahead of his anticipated recovery schedule鈥擟ameron returned home to California, just in time to celebrate the 2018 Easter holiday with his family.
鈥淭he journey hasn鈥檛 been easy, but it鈥檚 been well worth it.鈥濃擟ameron, Age 26
鈥淸The donor] and his family made an incredible sacrifice to give back to me what had been lost,鈥 Cameron says. 鈥淚 will not forget that. I鈥檓 also eternally grateful to Dr. Rodriguez and his face transplant team. My family and I could not have made this journey without them.鈥
VIDEO: Cameron, his family, and Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez detail Cameron’s face transplant journey.
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