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Man who survived suicide attempt at 19 finally gets life-changing face transplant

Summary by vt.co
A 30-year-old Michigan man who survived a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face more than a decade ago has finally undergone a transformative face transplant after 65 surgeries.Derek Pfaff was just 19 when he was found lying in a snowbank outside his Harbor Beach home on March 5, 2014, during spring break from college. The gun was beside him. He was wearing only a T-shirt and shorts.“He had no face. There was no face, it was a gunshot wound r…
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vt.co broke the news in on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
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