Joe DiMeo of Clark, NJ addresses the media. He is the first person in the world to successfully undergo a face and double hand transplant. (NYU Langone Health) NEW JERSEY - A 22-year-old man from Clark, New Jersey who became the first person in the world to undergo a successful face and double hand transplant addressed the media Wednesday.Almost six months after the rare procedure, Joseph DiMeo is relearning how to smile, blink, pinch and squeeze."I knew it would be baby steps all the way," DiMeo told The Associated Press recently. "You’ve got to have a lot of motivation, a lot of patience.