dr. rod grez riguez worries his new appearance could frighten him. >> no. >> no? not at all? do you have any idea what to like? here. give me your hand. just go ahead and turn that around and just take a close look at it. let me see a gauze. >> reporter: he takes in his new reflection for the very first time. >> you see your hair growing? can you see your beard? >> reporter: his hands exploring the strange yet familiar features he thought he'd never have again. >> what do you think about your ears? this is something that's great, right? what do you think of that? >> reporter: pat's recovery is remarkable. after nearly three months his new face taking shape over his own bone structure, piz his brow and cheekbones. sitting with him face to face 87 days after surgery his scars hidden just under his collar, a 41-year-old man with a 26-year-old face. >> how are you feeling? >> i feel good. >> how much feeling do you have now in your face, in your head? >> it's getting better. some here. down it's still got a ways to go. the swelling and the feeling. but everything else, it's comin