A father who has undergone 30 operations after a freak accident changed his life forever has shared his desperate plea for a face transplant.
Adán Olmos García burned his entire body and lost his eyelids and nose after getting electrocuted in an accident five years ago.
The builder, who was 23 at the time, stepped in a puddle while handling electricity and as the jolt pulsed through him, fell to the pavement from the third floor of a building.
Adán believes that a face transplant is his only hope to help him move on with his life and is currently trying to raise the funds for the surgery.
The rare procedure involves replacing all or part of a person’s face using tissue from a donor.
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”I want to fight and continue fighting,” Adán told NeedToKnow.Online.
”Life has changed me drastically. I was electrocuted with a high voltage cable while doing construction work, laying a floor in a grocery store.
”It was raining that day and I stepped in a puddle of water and was shocked.
”I pulled myself up and managed to hold on. But the shock threw me from the third floor and I fell onto the pavement.
“At that moment, my employer hugged me with a blanket. I felt intense pain.”
Adán spent a year recovering in hospital, where doctors had to amputate his legs due to his injuries.
He also received treatment for his face, with the skin having burnt off.
The builder said: “This caused quite strong injuries as well as complete loss of my face loss of the abdomen and chest and loss of both legs.
”Now… […] I am looking for a face transplant.”
Unfortunately, Adán’s recovery took a toll on his relationship with his wife. Their marriage eventually broke down.
He added: “I just wanted her and our son to be happy. I wish her the best in life.”
The father-of-one, who has a son, not named for privacy reasons, now lives with his brothers, nephews and cousins who continue to give him emotional support.
He said: “My son has been my motivation to keep going, I have a very solid family.”
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