I think the sickest part of all that is the fact that he survived -->
The man survived even though he had peeled his face from his skull. Apparently, the PCP had provided the
victim with an anesthetizing effect during his self-mutilation. However, the amount of drugs he had ingested had also damaged his
brain function. He became a “Ward of the State.” He also became the plastic surgeon’s major project as they began to implement
reconstructive surgery using a pectoral flap procedure. During the procedure, the pectoral (chest) muscle is removed and implanted
at another site on the victim’s body. The surgeons leave the artery and veins intact. The muscle is then “flapped” to the site and sewn
into place where it eventually grows a new blood supply. Michael had two pectoral flaps done one from each side of his chest to each
side of his face. Once the muscles were established in their new location the surgeons would cut and revise the grafts to create a new
face for the subject.
I wonder what they'd have done if he was a woman?