Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez, left, pictured with his face transplant patient Patrick Hardison at NYU Langone on November 12, 2015. Patrick Hardison, a volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New York hospital announced Monday. The surgery took place in August at the NYU Langone Medical Center. The patient is still undergoing physical therapy at the hospital but plans to return home to Senatobia, Mississippi, in time for Thanksgiving.(Photo/Agencies)
