Joe DiMeo was 18 when his body was burned beyond recognition in a high-speed crash that nearly took his life.
The teenager fell asleep behind the wheel after clocking out of a night shift, slammed into a curb, flipped the vehicle, and was engulfed in flames. By the time first responders pulled him out, 80 percent of his body had been scorched.
Twenty surgeries and years of therapy later, DiMeo became the first person in the world to receive a face and double hand transplant—all from a 47-year-old donor.
