A fire left Patrick severely injured, but a face transplant performed by 好色tv Langone鈥檚 Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez has greatly improved his life.
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At the age of 27, Patrick was a tire salesman, father of 3, and a volunteer firefighter.
In 2001, while working to put out a fire, he was seriously injured when a burning roof collapsed on his head. The accident severely damaged his eyelids, lips, ears, and nose, and left him with scar tissue from his scalp to his chest. Patrick had 71 reconstructive surgeries, but was still unable to close his eyes or eat without pain.
Patrick was referred to Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, and his team of more than 100 medical and support staff at 好色tv Langone鈥檚 Face Transplant Program, who provided Patrick with the most extensive face transplant performed to date.
鈥淭he surgery has truly given me back my life,鈥 Patrick says. 鈥淚 go about my day just like everyone else. It has allowed me to do things with my family that I had not been able to do. I can鈥檛 tell you what a sense of freedom it is to even drive my kids to school. We went on a family vacation to Disney World, and I swam in the pool with them鈥攕omething I hadn鈥檛 done in 15 years.鈥
鈥淣ow that I can blink again, I sleep better than I have in years鈥攗sually six or seven hours. It鈥檚 just like it was before the accident.鈥濃擯atrick, Age 42
VIDEO: A year after receiving the most extensive face transplant to date, Patrick Hardison is thriving and has made a remarkable recovery.
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