This Is How He Looks After Having The Most Extensive Face Transplant In History

Aug 09, 2016 Ekta 28 views
This Is How He Looks After Having The Most Extensive Face Transplant In History

#5 He survived 10,000 volts for long five minutes.

Well, as they say, "Hope sustains life", this real-life story will absolutely make you realize this! High on inspiration quotient, this story is about a man who brought life on its knees each time it dared to attack him!

Back in 2001, Mitchell Hunter's car accidentally bumped into an electric pole. T He bore a shock of 10,000 volts in an attempt to save his co-passenger.

#4 Bravo! He Survived.

Though he managed to survive the long-duration electric shock, sadly, he lost his leg and got his face disfigured badly.

This brave-heart considers himself lucky that he does not remember the accident for it will be a lot of pain to remember the mishap!

Read on to know how this man fought back against all the challenges that life threw upon him

#3 Difficult Life

He himself admits to the fact that life wasn't easy for him! "Imagine walking into a room and, like, falling and everybody noticing," he said. "That's how it was every time I walked in a room because of the way my face looked."

His disfigured face made it difficult for him to move around and be normal. Every single glimpse at the mirror reminded him of the deadly accident, but he fought back!

#2 He Had full face transplant.

It was an eventful turn in his life when he opted for full face transplant. Mitchell is the third person in the US who received the full-face transplant. He was operated for almost 14 hours wherein he got his new eyelids, muscles and nose!

The doctor kept his identity anonymous! But really, he is no less than an angel in Mitchell's life! Read on to know how he looks now!

#1 Here's how he looks today

Today, after years of having his surgery done, he could feel all the sensations on his face. "Hot, cold, pain, tickle, rubbing my beard, someone kissing my face, I can feel everything," Mitchell explains.

He is much stronger than before now! He feels it from within! He himself accepts that this accident had changed his life a lot more than anybody would've imagined. He no longer looks back at it like an destructive accident, but rather he accepts it as a part of life that made him what he is today!

Exceptionally inspirational, isn't it? Tell us in the comments below!

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