'A second chance': first successful face and double hand transplant completed

Joe DiMeo underwent a 23-hour surgery in August after suffering third-degree burns over 80% of his body in a 2018 car accident

Doctors at New York University's Langone Health have completed the very first successful face and double hand transplant, a historic first.

We've succeeded in a tremendous undertaking that shows we can continue to take on new challenges and advance the field of transplantation," Dr Eduardo D Rodriguez, who has led at least four face transplant surgeries, told NBC's The Today Show.