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Outlook: The Story of My Face Transplant

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Cameron Underwood (credit: Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

21/01/2019 GMT

The Story of My Face Transplant

BBC World Service - Outlook, The Story of My Face Transplant

Cameron Underwood's operation united him with the mother of his donor and his surgeon

Cameron Underwood's face transplant formed a bond between him, the mother of his donor, and his surgeon. They told Outlook's Jo Fidgen their story.

Cameron Underwood tried to take his own life by shooting himself in the face, he survived, but with severe facial injuries. Doctors told his family his face was "dust". He didn't think he'd be able to smile again, until he met Dr Eduardo Rodriguez who performed a 25-hour face transplant to reconstruct his face. The donor was 23 year old Will Fisher and his mum Sally told Outlook's Jo Fidgen that she wouldn't have survived her son's death without knowing his face was going to help someone else survive.

Image: Cameron Underwood 
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