Derek's Story: A face transplant recipient

Sensitive* mentions suicide As a new college student, Derek felt the pressure to be a top student and athlete. To this day, he doesn't remember the event that put him in the hospital and that would change the course of his life. After 9 years and more surgeries than one could count, Derek was told that the only option he had left was to receive a face transplant. On the ten year anniversary of his accident, Derek saw his new face in a mirror for the first time. *credit: Mayo Clinic, footage (b-roll and graphic animations)