Its amazing he survived a 10 gauge, he looks better than most face transplants I have seen. Best of wishes to him glad he can live his life to the fullest.
@@theangelicemily he basically blew his own face off and continued to live disfigured. I am just curious what was going through his head at the time he tried to kill himself.
This kind of hits home for me because my father recently died and I made the decision to have his eyes and skin donated. I’m so very happy for this young man and wish him the best! 🙏🏼
That is incredible!! They have gotten so much better at face transplants! He looks amazing and im gratful to the family who helped him even tho they faces tremendous loss. Im grateful this young man got a new beginning ❤
I have severe rheumatoid arthritis and my foot was so badly deformed. I just had my whole foot basically reconstructed 3 separate procedures done. My foot is finally healed and looks amazing. Has given me so much confidence again. So I couldn't even imagine having my whole face redone. That's amazing. God bless.
Wow!!!! Wishing him all the very best and more in life!!! What an incredible gift from the donor and their family!! Sending him his wife abundant respect blessings and prayers . Thank you for sharing this touching story. ❤
People who have suffered because of accidents or animal attacks never become this surgery, but a guy who wanted to take his own live but failed gets everything he needs ? This is so wrong
Man he didn’t want to live before I don’t understand what changes in yourself after making that choice and completely disfiguring urself still wanting to live after wanting to die in the first place is what got him to this point awful and sad all around. But good he dosnt want to die anymore . 🎉
don't know if you meant it like that but your comment sounds really insensitive. sometimes people don't actually wanna die, they just want their mental suffering to end. i was in his position, i've attempted before and i instantly regretted it. i had to save myself or else i would've died. you're never thinking clearly when you're in a bad place like that. i'm glad he found the strength to keep going.
Maybe he did it because he thought no one cares. When he survived, every one emphasized how much they cared. Maybe he felt he had no life purpose and this gave him one
incredible what they can do these days. that same clinic is keeping my uncle alive 3 years now with mesotheliomia, he was only given a few months to live!
He looks great!! The swelling was even going down too from right after the surgery to when they interviewed him. I hope he has a great and happy rest of his life and his story can help touch others
Great story! And what a great journalist as well, sharing her excitement and compliments to Derek. Hope others can see the value of life through this man’s testimony.
I cannot believe that he went through some terrible things in his life, but I’m very happy that he is still alive and he can easily find someone to talk to. I’m proud of you. Good job fighting through this.
Wow I'm so happy for this gentlemen. I'm sure he didn't expect this to ever happen but I'm sure glad that it did .! To the donors family as well that is very selfless and heartwarming for you to basically save another humans life in many ways.❤❤ unfortunately I had a friend who did the same thing and put a shotgun in her mouth and pulled the trigger and was super messed up similar to him but I'm not sure if she ever fully recovered mentally or recovered enough mentally because I have not talked to her in a long while. I just hope and pray for the best❤
What a beautiful outcome. It’s a story that no one wants to tell…depression, suicidal feelings, and the feeling of nowhere to turn, so you make that drastic decision and your whole life changes in an instant. I’ve been there. So that’s why I am commenting on his heroism and being able to overcome the obstacles that have gotten him to where he is today. With that it comes with sadness from another family losing a loved one, but has a heart of gold to donate their loved one’s body/face to those in need. God bless him and I pray for a bright future for him. ❤
Those doctors are amazing
They spent two full days working around the clock to help a stranger.
That's incredible.
Their guardian angels 👼
It's remarkable we live in a time where we can perform medical miracles like this
"We." You didn't perform anything. Hush up.
@@aryastark575 yall look for anything to get mad at just for the sake of getting mad bruh😂
The young woman who had her face torn off by dogs she was caregiving for might be a good candidate for this kind of surgery. She too has suffered
and the woman who's face was torn off by a chimpanzee.
Faith and Marilyn, you're both 👍 right
@@marilynwillett804she had a face transplant ❤
@@marilynwillett804she passed recently 😢 but yea this is a great thing for people with deformity’s or got there face destroyed
@@marilynwillett804😂😂😂😂😂
Its amazing he survived a 10 gauge, he looks better than most face transplants I have seen. Best of wishes to him glad he can live his life to the fullest.
Ive heard of stories like this and my god how far we came with surgeries good for him ❤
God.
Damn I thought it was gonna be a tragic car accident. Not a shotgun 😯
For some reason I was also thinking car accident, I don’t know why though
Was it not a suicide attempt?
Men’s mental health isn’t a joke
@@ithamarlowe6158 It was a suicide attempt.
@@MrXxPHILLYxxno one said it was
He looks Soo good ..they did a good job ..
Incredible! How many medical personnel worked on him.
80.
Poor thing. What pain he must have been in to want to end it all.
That poor man and his family pay a price every single day for his mistake. It's INCREDIBLE he can now turn that into a positive. It's heroic.
I wonder why he tried to commit suicide in the first place. And also why he survived.
@@ithamarlowe6158what do you mean “why”?!
@@ithamarlowe6158you mean how? not “why”?
@@theangelicemilytf u mean its not a bad question
@@theangelicemily he basically blew his own face off and continued to live disfigured. I am just curious what was going through his head at the time he tried to kill himself.
You never know what someone is going through. Bless this man and the doctors who helped. 🙏🏽
This kind of hits home for me because my father recently died and I made the decision to have his eyes and skin donated.
I’m so very happy for this young man and wish him the best! 🙏🏼
That is incredible!! They have gotten so much better at face transplants! He looks amazing and im gratful to the family who helped him even tho they faces tremendous loss. Im grateful this young man got a new beginning ❤
WOW thats incredible. Truly an amazing job done by these health care professionals. Keep going strong Derek 💪
amazing he destorys 85% of his face, but both eyes survive.
Only the left eye did the right is a prosthetic, it was a 10 gauge so it is a miracle he survived but he looks amazing now
I have severe rheumatoid arthritis and my foot was so badly deformed. I just had my whole foot basically reconstructed 3 separate procedures done. My foot is finally healed and looks amazing. Has given me so much confidence again. So I couldn't even imagine having my whole face redone. That's amazing. God bless.
Wow!!!! Wishing him all the very best and more in life!!! What an incredible gift from the donor and their family!! Sending him his wife abundant respect blessings and prayers . Thank you for sharing this touching story. ❤
People who have suffered because of accidents or animal attacks never become this surgery, but a guy who wanted to take his own live but failed gets everything he needs ?
This is so wrong
Wow his transplant looks really good and natural.
Ikr
AMAZING TRANSPLANT!!!!
BEAUTIFUL FAMILY....
BEAUTIFUL MOM.....
CONGRATULATIONS DEREK!!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
He looks great!! Good for him.
Yep just in case I’ll keep my girl away from him 😅
Bless his heart and his family. I wish he never did it but sometimes you gotta go through the rough way to realize that your life is precious.
Man he didn’t want to live before I don’t understand what changes in yourself after making that choice and completely disfiguring urself still wanting to live after wanting to die in the first place is what got him to this point awful and sad all around. But good he dosnt want to die anymore . 🎉
Maybe seeing how much pain he caused those he loves by trying to end it changed his mind?
I was thinking the same, like wow.
Head injuries in football can sometimes cause suicidal depression.
don't know if you meant it like that but your comment sounds really insensitive. sometimes people don't actually wanna die, they just want their mental suffering to end. i was in his position, i've attempted before and i instantly regretted it. i had to save myself or else i would've died. you're never thinking clearly when you're in a bad place like that. i'm glad he found the strength to keep going.
Maybe he did it because he thought no one cares. When he survived, every one emphasized how much they cared. Maybe he felt he had no life purpose and this gave him one
Thank you for sharing your story Derrick. ❤
You’re awesome Mr. Pfaff!!!!! Keep on keepin on!!! 🎉
What a beautiful family to donate that & amazing doctors!!
God Bless him and his family ❤
I’m so happy for him. This was the best story of the year and he deserves this. The story made me cry.
Did not expected him to look this good 😱
Bless this man!
incredible what they can do these days. that same clinic is keeping my uncle alive 3 years now with mesotheliomia, he was only given a few months to live!
0:26 off topic but Lisa looks so good!!! I feel like we haven’t seen her in forever
Thank you to the Donor and their family. What a truly generous and selfless thing to do. It is truly a second chance at life.
The IRS definitely sent him a get well soon card
Amazing work from the doctors. I hope he can live a new life.
He looks great!! The swelling was even going down too from right after the surgery to when they interviewed him. I hope he has a great and happy rest of his life and his story can help touch others
Not too shabby.
Looking good my guy! Now go live!
This is truly amazing ❤
Great story! And what a great journalist as well, sharing her excitement and compliments to Derek. Hope others can see the value of life through this man’s testimony.
I cannot believe that he went through some terrible things in his life, but I’m very happy that he is still alive and he can easily find someone to talk to. I’m proud of you. Good job fighting through this.
That's amazing results!
This is what science and technology should be plus the talented doctors and medical staff✨️
Whatever you're going through whatever it is you loved. Period.
What a true GOFT the donor family gave this man❤❤
Omg 😲 hope all goes well and his okay and does not do it again
Wow a surgery that took just over two days. That's crazy and unbelievable. How has he been doing?
Wow hes incredibly lucky. God bless him 🙏🏽
Wow I'm so happy for this gentlemen. I'm sure he didn't expect this to ever happen but I'm sure glad that it did .! To the donors family as well that is very selfless and heartwarming for you to basically save another humans life in many ways.❤❤ unfortunately I had a friend who did the same thing and put a shotgun in her mouth and pulled the trigger and was super messed up similar to him but I'm not sure if she ever fully recovered mentally or recovered enough mentally because I have not talked to her in a long while. I just hope and pray for the best❤
She's your friend, talk to her.
Bro looks good ! 👍
U a liar...like why
@@Redbeef0as good as someone with a fricking face transplant can look jeez
Wow! Looks remarkable… what phenomenal work those doctors did on this man. Hope this man can now live a better life after this. Just wow…
God bless those doctors
God bless this man and the doctors this is insane.
Bless him for what? he selfishly tried to take his own life. And compromised other peoples in the process.
What a beautiful outcome. It’s a story that no one wants to tell…depression, suicidal feelings, and the feeling of nowhere to turn, so you make that drastic decision and your whole life changes in an instant. I’ve been there. So that’s why I am commenting on his heroism and being able to overcome the obstacles that have gotten him to where he is today. With that it comes with sadness from another family losing a loved one, but has a heart of gold to donate their loved one’s body/face to those in need. God bless him and I pray for a bright future for him. ❤
This is so heartwarming
Wow they did a great job!
Sorry life has been so hard for you.
This is amazing. God bless the doctors, nurses, scientists, pharmaceutical companies, and all the other ppl who make modern medicine possible.
God Bless all the hospital staff who took of him 🙏🏻
0:43 Cool it on the eye shadow.....geezzzzzz!!!!!! Overkill.
Respect to the donor ❤
wow.. he looks amazing
He gets a second chance to live. This is awesome ❤
Godbless that family ❤
GOD DID BLESS THEM.
@@marilynwillett804 amen ❤
a FACE transplant !?
Indeed ! I’ve seen a few, but this is the best so far.
It has existed for almost 15 years
It’s happened quite a few times lol this was well done though
That’s incredible
Wow incredible! Look at how far this face transplanting techniques have come! He looks completely normal.
A team of EIGHTY? Holy smokes! I don't even know that many people!
He looks amazing! Wow!
This why I can’t be no doctor. My hands would be HURTIN doing that surgery for so long.
Not for me, i think I would flip out.
But I am glad he had an option. It's amazing!! ❤
uhhh. this was an upgrade? Sorry....it actually was .....damn. God Bless this guy, hope it all turns out good
WOW dude he looks great man
I like how they call it “his accident”
WOW GOD LOVES THIS MAN AND GAVE HIM SECOND CHANCE TO LIVE AND BE SAVED.
Poor man and I hope he is okay and great video Inside Edition :]
Why did he try to kill himself. Cmon dude you had so much to live for
"Face/Off" (1997) starring Nicholas Cage and John Travolta.
Trolls 1984
Thank goodness he survived that
THANK GOD.
80 hero’s
Wow those surgeons did an amazing job, especially considering with how much they had to do.
Wow!!! That's amazing ❤
Respect to inside edition for directly posting the go fund me link in the description instead of them asking to visit their webpage. ✊
Wow amazing procedures
What a wife❤
Thats wild, at least hes hopefully in a state where he can feels normal. The aftermath on his face alone could have a toll on his mental health.
I’ll comfort the wife
What work modern medicine can achieve. Happy for this young man
Its amazing what we can do this day and age
0:26-0:27-0:28 that’s what Kurt Cobain did 30 years ago
It is also a reminder that God gave us a second chance to turn your life around even through painful memories.
He'll probably look completely normal in 10 years he just has to stay strong and enjoy the life he got to keep
Wow im soo happy for him
Same ❤
@@Maddieseditzok
Holy Moses that is incredible wow
Hey I don't come to youtube to feel good, this video made me feel good, dangit Inside Edition that isnt cool
i hope, after all this, that he doesnt try to kill himself again. what a blow to the donor family if he does.
Will the parents off this person that donated would be able to see progress or just to painful bless this family 🙏
I've seen a bunch of these surgeries and they never look good. This is the first time I'm actually surprised at how good it looks.
Guy wasnt pretty before neither after
God gave him a second chance 🙏
no god didnt cos god doesnt exist
How much was the surgery?