Face Transplantation A Medical Perspective

Face transplantation: a medical perspective - National …

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However, with the number of serious unknowns about this surgery, the risk of further injury and even death to the recipients, and the viable option of reconstructive surgery, face transplantation, a the present time, is not a just use of medical resources, in the best …

Face transplant - Mayo Clinic

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Face Transplant | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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In addition to matching blood type and immunological parameters like in solid organ transplantation, face donation involves careful emphasis on matching skin color, skin …

Face Transplants: The Changing Face of …

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A face transplant is an intricately complicated, personalized medical procedure that …

Face transplants as surgical acts and psychosocial …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30684-X/fulltext

While transplanted faces do not look exactly like the recipient or the donor, the tactile, sensory components of the skin and the presence of recognisable family …

Face Transplant Program | Johns Hopkins …

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Patient Resources Face Transplant Overview. A face transplant is a complex procedure and involves: a rigorous screening process, detailed surgical …

Facing the Future | Bioethics - Harvard University

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The State of the Face Transplantation. Face transplantation is a novel procedure with a promising future. With forty procedures already performed worldwide, …

A review of the world’s published face transplant cases: …

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Although the indications for a facial transplant arguably are the same as those posed by other forms of reconstructive surgery or limb and organ …

Face transplantation: Part II-an ethical perspective

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Even though the microsurgical skills and anatomical knowledge is well established, face transplantation is more than a matter of technical achievement. The psychological …

Facial Transplantation - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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Facial transplantation. A total of 37 face transplants have been performed (20 partial and 17 full face) from 2005 to December 2015 (Table 32.4). 10 There are some …