Face in the Mirror: A Surgeon, a Patient, and the Remarkable Story of the First Face Transplant at Mayo Clinic
In a gripping tale of redemption and resilience, an injured young man desperate for a second chance finds unexpected hope in a face transplant performed by a visionary team. He embarks on a journey of transformation.
“Andy gazed at the image of himself. This new face – still swollen and inflamed, and just barely functional – had once belonged to another human being. The jaw, cheeks, mouth, chin, and teeth he saw in the mirror were not those he had been born with, but there was no denying that his own eyes looked back at him from behind it.
“'Once you lose something that you’ve had forever, you know what it’s like not to have it,” Andy later said. 'And once you get a second chance to have it back, you never forget it.'”
Praise for Face in the Mirror
“Facial transplantation is one of the most impressive fronts pioneered by our specialty in history. Though not a scientific text, this book is a fine explanation of the importance of this breakthrough to a general readership.”