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Allotransplantation of the Face: How Close Are We?

2005; Elsevier BV; Volume: 32; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.cps.2005.02.003

1558-0504

Maria Siemionow, Galip Ağaoğlu,

Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research

Reconstruction of patients with severe facial disfigurements due to burns, trauma, or cancer is a challenging task for plastic surgeons. Currently, available reconstructive options rarely result in satisfactory functional and aesthetic outcomes. In this article the authors present the rationale and experimental basis for the introduction of composite facial allograft transplantation in humans. They outline the ethical, social, and media-related issues in facial allograft transplantation.