If you search on Google for Katie Stubblefield you will come across a story that is both fascinating and fascinating. You will realize that advances in medicine have not only saved lives, but are changing the lives of many, just as Katie's life has changed. Thanks to these accomplishments, Katie could have a face again, could resume living after losing her face during a suicide attempt.
This is the fantastic story of Katie, who is the youngest person in the world to undergo a facial transplant.
On March 25, 2014, when she was only 18 years old, Katie Stubblefield separated from her boyfriend and struggled to end her life. After the altercation, she went to her brother's house, grabbed his gun, put it under his chin and fired it.
After many complications and a great struggle for life, thankfully she survived but lost her face. Her forehead, nose, sinuses, and lips were almost gone. Her eyes were able to escape but were badly injured. The jaws and other facial bones were also severely damaged.
Katie could escape, but she wanted to have a normal life again and it was very important for her to have a face again. For this reason, Katie made the important decision to have a face transplant. On May 4, 2017, she underwent a facial transplant at Cleveland Clinic. Surgeons placed her on the face of a 31-year-old woman named Adrea Schneider, who died of a drug overdose.
Katie before the accident, 2013 (left) Adrea Schneider, facial donor, 2017 (right)
The operation lasted 31 hours and was the longest of its kind but proved successful. In addition to Katie already having a face, she could eat and breathe freely and independently for the first time after the accident.
This is Katie's face before the accident (left) and after the transplant (right). The result is not similar to that before, but now at least it has a face. Katie is not the only one undergoing such a transplant, as there are many people who due to various problems have been forced to do so. Medicine has advanced so much that it can work wonders, even though the risks are numerous. The possibility of the body rejecting the new face after the transplant is never ruled out. It is also known that the transplanted face will not work and will never look as good as the first.
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