Face transplant recipient thriving one year after surgery 

“Normal never felt so special” hit me...

The fact that he has the face of a dead man is pretty... mind blowing

My God... he legit took a 50% chance of death to do this. I cant even even imagine the physical and emotional pain he's endured. I'm so pleased that this surgery looks as good as it does

Why are people so cruel, the man lost his face in the line of duty and they make fun of him

it's chilling to see the picture of the donor...

This is by far the most impressive face transplant I've seen.

“ I don’t wanna have to wear my sunglasses and hat anymore” Last clip: *Wears sunglasses and hat*

Huge respect to the man who signed up to give his face away when he died 🙏

face or no face you are a true hero , i wish you the best .

I know him. He comes to my work all the time. He’s such a nice guy

The ears, the nose and the lips were NONE before the surgery... This is the most incredible thing for me. Wishing happiness and prosperity for him and the medical team that took care of him 🙏 pretty good job

Man this poor guy I can't imagine what that felt like hope he gets everything in life he deserves after suffering so much and glad to see he already feels so much better

I’m so glad that I don’t need a face transplant.. Bless this man, he’s so strong going through all of that. He seems to be happy right now and it’s great.

ThTs we MUST appreciate the small things life have to offer.

Is anyone else in tears ? Here in 2024 god bless this guy

Why would people look at him as if he's an alien? Like, dude, he's a hero that saved people's lives...

A important lesson in this story, be happy with the normal things in life, when missing those normal things, you see how important they are!

And here I am ashamed of my acne scars... damn.

“Normal never felt so special” Don’t take anything for granted in life, you never know if things are gonna change for the worst.

They made him look younger too. Amazing.

Seeing his daughter cry just made me cry

When I die I wouldn't mind being used for this. Just going to decay and be eaten by bugs anyway, might as well have my skin serve another life time.

This is disturbing and absolutely amazing at the same time. This man is a hero and deserves to have a face again

I looked him up and he’s doing great. His face seems to have fused completely with his body and he looks like a normal joe. I’m really impressed

the facetransplant is getting better and better by the looks of it. previous ones looks like paralyzed faces. this guy looks pretty good

Seems disturbing just hearing he got his face donated

And thank you to the man who donated his face and his family. It's so amazing what modern surgery can do. So glad he is okay. Lord, bless these families.

That's why I will donate my whole body :) It really can do so much good.

Just think we take our life’s for granted sometimes and this guy had to live like this for so long just appreciate yourself

I remember when I first read about this and how awesome it was that a face transplant was successful, even if the lips did bother me since he couldn't pronounce his letters well yet. But a year later, holy shit , fantastic job to the surgeons and Patrick's endurance through it all for an awesome result.

A wonderful medical achievement to help this wonderful, brave man return to a happier life ❤️

I’ve been through a lot and I’ve seen a lot but face transplant stories always humble me and make me appreciate my circumstances a bit better. I admire their courage to endure that battle. Thank God that surgery has become an option to give these people back their lives ❤

His skin looks so good...

Wow the donors hair still grows on his head? That's amazing.

This blows me away! That surgeon is genius!

1:55 "And normal never felt so special" This left me completely speechless. I just realized how small my problems are.

Well Nicolas Cage and John Travolta did this 20 years ago.

he looks wonderful

It doesn't even look like he had it done. Amazing and wishing him the best in life. Absolutely amazing 😊😊

Absolutely amazing. Blessings to him, his loved ones and the skillful hands of the surgeons.

Meanwhile this is a casual day to Kardashians

This is an awesome story. I remember the news a year ago, groundbreaking. I'm happy this hero can now have some sense of normalcy again. ❤️ Amazing doctors.

Bro this literally put me to tears. I am glad that he is happy again. Prayers to you and your family. Your such an unbelievable soul and I also am amazed by your courage! God bless you!

Золотые руки у врачей! Какое же им Уважение! МОЛОДЦЫ!👏

An entire face, even hair and ears. We truly live in the future. I hope this man has a wonderful live.

He looks absolutely fabulous. Bless you!

Somebody get this man a medal

Praying for everyone and everything amen❤️🙏❤️🙏

He looks amazing; results are so natural; you can't even tell he had anything done, despite major procedure done. He got lucky, to have such a gorgeous donor for face transplant! Couldn't have been better than that!!

This is so amazing - He legit looks like his former self, the donor and his children .Absolutely amazing . I can not stress how important it is for us to wake up every day and be thankful for what we have . That surgeon deserves the highest accolades - period !!! He is a rockstar ! I am a nurse and have watched this story step by step and let me tell you - many surgeons would not be as honest with patients as to tell them - "you may die, we may do worse than where you are starting from, we may not meet your expectations etc.." This is what you call ethics and morals in terms of medicine

Preach, heroes like these definitely need to be rewarded more often. Bless him.

how would it feel to see a strangers face every day..wow. god bless him

Why do people dislike this..its nothing more than astonishing God bless him and the guy that have him the face that had the bike accident.

Amazing results. God bless this man and his family.

Imagine getting a face transplant and seeing his face and thinking “wow this is a dead dudes face”. Really haunting just as it’s amazing

Delighted for him. Hope the rest of his life brings him awesome luck and joy

His nose looks so nice wow and he looks so handsome...God thank you lord for blessing this man with new skin

Looking great walking so confident on the streets! RESPECT.

Thank you for your services

Your report brought tears to my eyes.

It's such a shame that society as a whole looks down and judge so quick to unique and different ppl. It's just sad how quick we pass judgements on others without truly understanding their stories. I'm grateful and giving positive vibes to this guy. Truly beautiful.

It truly is amazing that this is even possible and this man is so incredibly brave and he looks great. I don’t think I could do this it’s be so tough for me to know that I have someone else’s face on me.

"I'll never have to wear a ball cap or sunglasses" 1:56 *Wears a ball cap and sunglasses*

“I won’t have to wear a ballcap and I won’t have to wear my sunglasses” ending: *enters shot of him walking while wearing ballcap and sunglasses*

This guys are so brave. Risking their own lives to save the others`. Love and respect for them....from my heart.

I love science and technology. God bless these doctors and that guy.

Amazing results, a true miracle. We wish Patrick all the best.

These are the kind of news humanity needs to see!!! I love it when science and great doctors do a fine job to make humans happy! Kudos to both, doctor and patient!

That's actually awesome respect to this guy.

"I'll look normal when I get to walk you down the aisle" That's when my heart melted.

This is awesome rarely we get to see good stuff on the news I’m happy for this man

Big respects to him and to all the doctors and nurses and all those that came together with love to help him get his life back ,, God bless them .

So happy for him. It turned out so well😊

So happy for him! He does look normal!

So very happy for this man and his family. All the best to them.

May this gentleman know he’s loved by his family, and is a truly blessed man! 💯❤️

Just amazing. Imagine all the excruciating pain and suffering he went through. I wish him all the best!!

When you so Happy for someone you don't know that it brings a tear! Bless you all that took care of him.

This firefighter is such a hero to go into a fire building and it have it collapse on you he risked his own life to save others very brave man

Absolutely unbelievable. Wow what a great story. What incredible courage to do such a thing. Kudos to the medical team and the incredible medical progress.

Wow he looks amazing

Respect also for his wife. 9 from 10 would leave him, but she didn't do this. This is love.

"that's why he looks so similar to his children" BRUH

I can only imagine the pain this man has been through! God bless you

Bless this brave man.

Good for you bro. You're a hero and deserve this new chance on life. I wish it never happened to you, or anyone. I gotta say out of all the people I've seen online that have had a face transplant, you sir look the best and truly would never guess you had a face transplant 😁. Good job Doc and the whole team that helped

I've been watching countless face transplant videos and this is by far the most successful face transplant I've ever seen. A real hero doctor for a real hero man who had to pay a price for 14 years just in an effort to save the life of a woman in a burning building. !!

I’m so very happy for him

I am so happy to see him happy

Bless his heart and dr. Rodriguez too! Life is amazing make it your best, everyone!!

Thank God that you made it through that. Thu story has really touched me. Bless you and your family. 🙏❤️😘

True hero !!

The only thing that i can say is that is awesome and that is very amazing for you to have your life back i wish you and your family the best.

Wow he looks great! Amazing job by the surgeons. This clip made me shed a tear.

Wow" it couldn't come to a more deserving guy, like he is there for people, these Dr. were there for him.

Congratulations to the team that brought this man's life back.

You don't know what you have until you lose it😟☝👏

People like him deserve an applause for getting through the pain of others who look at them in disgust, he’s a real champ

Wow it’s nice to see the family happy

My respects to the donor, RIP, and the best wishes to the recipient.