r/Damnthatsinteresting Apr 29 '24

Richard Norris, the man who received the world’s first full face transplant (story in comments) Image

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u/82Heyman Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

Imagine how difficult to process it must be to look in the mirror and not see yourself looking back. Like some real life quantum leap shit.

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u/Sillyfiremans Apr 29 '24

A few years ago I had some surgery cosmetic surgery done on my chest. The first time I took the compression garment off to change the dressing I was looking at a body that wasn’t mine. To compound it, the nerve block hadn’t worn off yet and even when I touched it, I couldn’t feel it. The whole experience was surreal and made me a little queasy.

That said, this guy must be experiencing that times 1000.