{"id":22701,"date":"2025-08-04T22:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T22:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=22701"},"modified":"2025-08-04T22:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T22:56:12","slug":"firefighter-has-face-transplant-after-third-degree-burns-survives-against-all-odds-see-him-now-7-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=22701","title":{"rendered":"Firefighter Has Face Transplant After Third-Degree Burns &#038; Survives Against All Odds \u2013 See Him Now, 7 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"318\">Patrick Hardison was a Mississippi firefighter whose life was forever changed in 2001 when a collapsing house engulfed him in flames during a rescue. His face was so badly burned that he spent years hidden behind sunglasses, a cap, and prosthetic ears\u2014haunted by physical agony and the emotional toll of living unseen.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"556\">Over the next decade, Patrick underwent 71 reconstructive surgeries that left him more disfigured and discouraged. Simple acts like blinking, chewing, or smiling were agonizing reminders of how far conventional methods had fallen short.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"881\">In 2015, pioneers at NYU Langone Medical Center led by Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez gave Patrick a new chance: a 26-hour face transplant using donor David Rodebaugh\u2019s facial tissue. 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