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Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am · May 2009
Facial transplantation: the next frontier in head and neck reconstruction.
- Eunice E Park and Eric M Genden.
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1189, New York, NY 10029, USA.
- Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2009 May 1;17(2):271-7.
AbstractFacial reconstruction poses a unique surgical challenge-restoring the aesthetic form and function of the face. Established techniques for reconstruction include skin grafts, local cutaneous tissue flaps, and free flap autografts. The anatomic complexity of the face renders it challenging, however, to obtain a successful cosmetic and functional result. The success of recent hand, knee joint, and larynx allotransplantation and advances in immunosuppressive regimens have pushed the technical frontiers of composite tissue transfer to include partial facial transplantation. This article reviews current techniques for reconstruction of facial defects, with a focus on the microsurgical, immunologic, and ethical considerations of facial allotransplantation.
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