Recent publicity and interest in face transplantation following the World's first
partial homograft by a French Surgeon, Jean-Michel Dubernard (November 2005), has
opened up possibilities for future patients requiring major surgery after burns, trauma,
or excision procedures. Replacement of facial tissues after severe burns has never
been easy and the effects on confidence and life can be prolonged.
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There remain ethical as well as long-term immuno-suppressive issues to be addressed
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- Aesthetic restoration of the severely disfigured face in burn victims – a comprehensive strategy.Plast Reconstr Surg. 1975; 96: 1573-1585
- Face transplant patient tells of joy and frustration.The Daily Telegraph. Jan 27, 2006; (News P11)
- Obituary Alexander Campbell Buchan, LRCP, LRCS (Ed), LRPS(Glas), FRCES (Ed), FDS.Brit J Plast Surg. 2004; 57: 701-702
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Published online: July 11, 2006
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© 2006 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
