The Mayo Clinic says surgeons there successfully performed a face transplant for a Michigan man who was severely injured from ...
A catastrophic gunshot wound changed Derek Pfaff's life. Ten years later, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, his life changed again ...
March 5 had been a day of dread for the Pfaff family since 2014, when Lisa and Jerry found their 19-year-old son, Derek, ...
ROCHESTER, Minn. (FOX 9) - Nearly a decade after he shot himself in a failed suicide attempt, Derek Pfaff underwent a 50-hour ...
Derek Pfaff tried to take his own life 10 years ago, but miraculously survived, although his face was left severely damaged.
ROCHESTER — After receiving a face transplant at Mayo Clinic earlier this year, a Michigan man can now smile and breathe ...
The face of 30-year-old Derek Pfaff was left severely damaged by a self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 5, 2014, while he ...
A nearly 60-hour-long surgery that began in February and involved more than 80 health care professionals, Mayo Clinic ...
Now, 30-year-old Derek Pfaff is on the other side of organ and tissue donation — earlier this year, the Harbor Beach, Michigan, man received a face transplant at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
Ten years later, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, his life changed again when he received the gift of a new face. In February 2024, Derek Pfaff received a face transplant at Mayo Clinic after his face ...