Face transplant: a paradigm change in facial reconstruction

J Craniofac Surg. 2012 Jan;23(1):250-3. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318241c10b.

Abstract

Face transplantation is a new surgical technique that could be considered as a paradigm change in facial reconstruction. In recent years, 17 cases have been realized around the world. The author reviews these cases enlightened by his personal 7 cases.

MeSH terms

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Ethics, Medical
  • Face / surgery*
  • Facial Injuries / classification
  • Facial Injuries / surgery
  • Facial Neoplasms / surgery
  • Facial Transplantation / ethics
  • Facial Transplantation / methods
  • Facial Transplantation / trends*
  • Graft Rejection / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Immunomodulation / immunology
  • Immunosuppression Therapy / methods
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Informed Consent
  • Organ Preservation / methods
  • Patient Care Team
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / ethics
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / trends*
  • Quality of Life
  • Resource Allocation
  • Risk Assessment
  • Social Support
  • Social Work
  • Tissue and Organ Harvesting / methods
  • Tissue and Organ Procurement
  • Wounds, Gunshot / surgery

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents