Just in general, the guy in the middle of the threesome pic couldn't be the man who had his face bitten or swiped off 17 days earlier.
That's two weeks + after major reconstructive surgery (multiple?). He'd still have dressings on plus a drain or two in place. Not to mention having grown out a full, symmetrical mustache from rearranged tissue.
Edit: maybe I'm wrong as blowing up the pic shows the mustache is not symmetrical. It could be that as much as his face looks gone on the first pic, it's really folded over as in a big flap. This would make the surgeons job much easier and the surgery less than a total reconstructive job.
That guy in the middle is him. I talked to him while his face was in that condition, as we waited for the medevac chopper. He was missing an eye, and most of an ear, but I believe you may be correct in saying that most of his face was still there. It was the most horrific thing I have ever experienced in my life, and I am thankful my friend is alive and thankful for the amazing work the team of surgeons did.
