{"id":423229,"date":"2022-03-28T22:45:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T19:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-had-a-full-face-transplant-best-decision-i-ever-made\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T22:45:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T19:45:38","slug":"i-had-a-full-face-transplant-best-decision-i-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-had-a-full-face-transplant-best-decision-i-ever-made\/","title":{"rendered":"#I had a full-face transplant \u2014 best decision I ever made"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35c0ada9a57\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35c0ada9a57\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-had-a-full-face-transplant-best-decision-i-ever-made\/#%E2%80%9CI_had_a_full-face_transplant_%E2%80%94_best_decision_I_ever_made%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;I had a full-face transplant \u2014 best decision I ever made&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_had_a_full-face_transplant_%E2%80%94_best_decision_I_ever_made%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;I had a full-face transplant \u2014 best decision I ever made&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A former soldier got a new lease on life a decade after a horrific car accident in 2001. <\/p>\n<p>Mitch Hunter, 42, underwent life-changing full-face transplant surgery \u2014 only the second person in the US to receive it \u2014 10 years later, which transformed his physical <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance.<\/p>\n<p>And he has now declared that the surgery was \u201cthe best decision I ever made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Indianapolis native was on the surgical table for 14 hours as 30 doctors lent their time and skill to fix his mug, according to South West <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Service.<\/p>\n<p>The surgery took place 10 years after the accident, in which a car he was in crashed into a 10,000-volt electrical pylon on a North Carolina highway.<\/p>\n<p>He shoved an injured female passenger out of the way to save her, but electrical currents then pulsed through his body \u2014 mainly his face \u2014 for about five minutes, according to SWNS.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-comp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"face transplant Mitch Hunter\" class=\"wp-image-21690195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-comp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-comp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-comp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mitch Hunter, an ex-solider (left), was involved in a car crash in 2001 that left him disfigured (top right). He since received a full-face transplant (below right) that transformed his life.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mitch Hunter\/SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the crash, Hunter spent two months in a hospital and endured 67 facial reconstructive surgeries. A portion of his right leg was amputated due to his burns, and he also needed 20 skin grafts from his leg to fix the skin on his face and neck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe how drastically my life had changed in what was a matter of minutes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The father of three later received the face transplant from a deceased organ donor that used the skin, soft tissue and cartilage from his nose, beard and eyebrows to transform Hunter\u2019s new face.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-JKL06122.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Surgeons work on Mitch Hunter's face transplant at a hospital in Boston.\" class=\"wp-image-21691824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-JKL06122.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-JKL06122.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-JKL06122.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Surgeons work on Mitch Hunter\u2019s face transplant at a hospital in Boston.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brigham &amp; Womens Hospital\/Barcroft <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Ltd.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810276.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Mitch Hunter was just 21 when he was involved in the accident.\" class=\"wp-image-21691822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810276.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810276.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810276.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mitch Hunter was just 21 when he was involved in the accident.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mitch Hunter\/SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810275.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Mitch Hunter from Indianapolis, Indiana, had a full face transplant.  SWFHtransplant - By Harrison Moore Hero soldier who underwent second full face transplant in U.S history says 'it's the best decision I ever made' - as he looks back on life since going under the knife. Mitch Hunter was just 21 years old when he was involved in a horrific crash that left him disfigured. He was in a car with his friend and his friend's girlfriend when they crashed into a 10,000 volt electrical pylon after a night out. The former soldier, who served in the US army, pushed the female passenger out the way of the electrical current and in doing so suffered burns to his face, hands and leg.\" class=\"wp-image-21690198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810275.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810275.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810275.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Hunter received a face transplant 10 years after the initial accident and spent 14 hours on the operating table.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mitch Hunter\/SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ex-soldier now has a beard and has regained full feeling in his face. After five months of swelling, his fa\u00e7ade became fully formed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrangely enough I can grow my beard which once belonged to the donor \u2014 which is really weird,\u201d Hunter said.<\/p>\n<p>His decision to get the transplant came about because he didn\u2019t want his children to be bullied and be labeled as \u201coutcasts\u201d due to his disfigurement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810280.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Mitch Hunter from Indianapolis, Indiana, had a full face transplant.  SWFHtransplant - By Harrison Moore Hero soldier who underwent second full face transplant in U.S history says 'it's the best decision I ever made' - as he looks back on life since going under the knife. Mitch Hunter was just 21 years old when he was involved in a horrific crash that left him disfigured. He was in a car with his friend and his friend's girlfriend when they crashed into a 10,000 volt electrical pylon after a night out. The former soldier, who served in the US army, pushed the female passenger out the way of the electrical current and in doing so suffered burns to his face, hands and leg.\" class=\"wp-image-21690199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810280.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810280.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/face-transplant-810280.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The father of three noted that the surgery was \u201cthe best decision I ever made.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mitch Hunter\/SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHaving people scream at the sight of you is upsetting, and I couldn\u2019t imagine that happening in the company of my own children,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled the aftermath of his accident, noting that his family and friends were afraid of showing him his reflection in a mirror. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a few days no one would show me a mirror until my ex-girlfriend at the time came to visit and brought one with her,\u201d he said. \u201cI can\u2019t describe the feeling I had when seeing myself like that, it didn\u2019t feel real. I was unrecognizable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also had no memory of what had transpired when he woke up a long 27 days after the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving the transplant was the best decision of my life, and it has helped me put the accident behind me and finally move on with my life,\u201d he told SWNS.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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