Grandfather who broke EVERY bone in his face in horrific accident undergoes ...

A Minnesota grandfather underwent facial reconstruction surgery after a horrifying accident left nearly every bone broken.

John Roby, 66, was riding his motorcycle on a highway in June 2020 when a pickup truck slammed into him.

Roby was immediately airlifted to the Mayo Clinic, where doctors soon discovered that he had devastating injuries to his upper, middle and lower face.

To ensure the best outcome, two physicians came up with a novel idea: to use 3-D models to figure out how to put their patient's face back together.

It worked and when the surgeons walked into the operating room, they had a roadmap of how to reconstruct Roby's visage.

Roby says he is now on the road to recovery from his 'broken mess of bones' and that his face has healed enough from the procedure for his grandchildren to recognize him again. 

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John Roby, 66, from Minnesota underwent facial reconstruction surgery at the Mayo Clinic after a horrific motorcycle accident left him with devastating injuries. Pictured: Roby (center) with Dr Basel Sharaf (left) and Dr Jonathan Morris (right) at the Mayo Clinic

John Roby, 66, from Minnesota underwent facial reconstruction surgery at the Mayo Clinic after a horrific motorcycle accident left him with devastating injuries. Pictured: Roby (center) with Dr Basel Sharaf (left) and Dr Jonathan Morris (right) at the Mayo Clinic

Roby was driving on a highway in June 2020 when his motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck that entered his lane. Pictured: Roby before the accident, date unknown

He doesn't have much memory of the accident, but said he was thrown from his motorcycle. Pictured: Roby before the accident, date unknown

Roby was driving on a highway in June 2020 when his motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck that entered his lane. He doesn't have much memory of the accident, but said he was thrown from his motorcycle. Pictured, left and right: Roby before the accident, dates unknown

'I can't tell you all the details of how I ended up [at the Mayo Clinic] because I was unconscious when I was brought here,' Roby said.  

'If it wasn't for helicopters and doctors, I would not be here talking to you today.' 

He was driving his motorcycle along Route 169 near Mankato - 80 miles south of Minneapolis - when he crashed into a pickup truck that turned into his lane.

Roby doesn't have much memory of the accident - with details mostly built from the accident report and medical records - but says he was thrown from his motorcycle.

Even with a helmet, he suffered disastrous injuries including to his aorta, neck, legs, arms and face. 

In fact, every bone in his face was broken. 

He transported from the scene of the accident to the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, via Mayo One, a helicopter air ambulance.

After he arrived, several physicians were alerted about the extent of his injuries including Dr Basel Sharaf, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon.

After the aorta and neck injuries - which were the most severe - were addressed, Roby underwent imaging and CT scans of his face.

From the scans, Sharaf determined that Roby had extensive facial trauma and said that moving Roby's bones back to where they were supposed to be while in the operating room - the traditional method - would result in more time wasted.

Instead, he thought, why not use 3-D models to figure out how to fix the bones and in what order?

To do this, Sharaf would need the help of the Mayo Clinic's 3-D Anatomic Modeling Laboratory to put Roby's face back together.

In addition to injuries to Roby's aorta, neck and limbs, nearly every bone in his face was broken. Pictured: A 3-D printed model shows the different broken bones in Roby's face

In addition to injuries to Roby's aorta, neck and limbs, nearly every bone in his face was broken. Pictured: A 3-D printed model shows the different broken bones in Roby's face

Roby was airlifted to the Mayo Clinic, where two doctors used a unique approach to perform his facial reconstruction. Pictured: Dr Sharaf holds one of the 3-D models used to help put Roby's face back together.

Roby was airlifted to the Mayo Clinic, where two doctors used a unique approach to perform his facial reconstruction. Pictured: Dr Sharaf holds one of the 3-D models used to help put Roby's face back together.

'When it comes to breaking the bones of the face, yeah he's one of the most severe types of fractures you can get to break the bones of the face,' Dr Jonathan Morris, director of the lab, told

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