This documentary chronicles an extraordinary surgical exploit: the first complete face transplant ever performed in Canada. The Canadian TV crew was granted full access to every stage of this daring project, which experts estimated had only a 50 percent chance of succeeding.
The crew’s privileged access begins 15 months prior to the operation. The production follows the medical team’s preparations for the transplant and the patient’s long wait for surgery. Once the donor is found, the crew moves into the operating room to document the procedure, which lasts 35 hours. The story concludes with the patient seeing his new face for the first time.
This one-of-a-kind document recounts every detail of a remarkable science odyssey fuelled by courage, hope and determination.
This documentary chronicles an extraordinary surgical exploit: the first complete face transplant ever performed in Canada. The Canadian TV crew was granted full access to every stage of this daring project, which experts estimated had only a 50 percent chance of succeeding.
The crew’s privileged access begins 15 months prior to the operation. The production follows the medical team’s preparations for the transplant and the patient’s long wait for surgery. Once the donor is found, the crew moves into the operating room to document the procedure, which lasts 35 hours. The story concludes with the patient seeing his new face for the first time.
This one-of-a-kind document recounts every detail of a remarkable science odyssey fuelled by courage, hope and determination.