‘New chance at life’: Man gets face, hands in rare surgery

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors say a 22-year-old man from New Jersey is recovering after receiving a rare face and hands transplant. Joe DiMeo had the operation in August, two years after he was badly burned in a car accident. Such transplants are extremely rare and have happened only twice before. Experts say the procedure appears to be a success, but it’ll take a while to know for sure. Details of the transplant were revealed Wednesday. Since the surgery, DiMeo is relearning how to smile,