- What Is a Face Transplant? - WebMD
A face transplant is a rarely done surgery that uses donor facial tissues from someone who has died to replace all or part of a damaged face It’s a complex procedure that requires multiple
- Face transplant - Mayo Clinic
A face transplant replaces all or part of the face with donor tissue from someone who has died A face transplant is a complex operation that takes months of planning and multiple surgical teams The procedure is performed in only a few transplant centers worldwide
- Face Transplant: Surgery, How It Is Done Rejection - Cleveland Clinic
A face transplant is a type of surgery that replaces all or part of your face with donated facial tissue from a deceased person This type of surgery is a vascularized composite allograft (VCA), an experimental surgery involving skin, bone, nerves and blood vessels
- Face transplant - Wikipedia
A face transplant is a medical procedure to replace all or part of a person's face using tissue from a donor
- Face Transplant - Overview - Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic's face transplantation team has expertise and experience across multiple specialities necessary to make the procedure a success The team actively researches face transplantation techniques to provide the best possible outcomes
- Face Transplant - Johns Hopkins Medicine
A face transplant is a complex procedure and involves: a rigorous screening process, detailed surgical preparation,16 hours or more of surgery, nerve regeneration, physical therapy and immunosuppressive medications taken for the rest of the patient’s life
- Face transplant process - Mayo Clinic
A face transplant is a lengthy procedure lasting 10 or more hours In face transplant, a team of surgeons reattaches bones, arteries, veins, tendons, muscles, nerves and skin After your surgery, you'll likely remain in the hospital 2 to 4 weeks
- Human Craniomaxillofacial Allotransplantation - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Patients may need a face transplant, or a vascularized composite allograft (VCA) of the face, if they have had a severe injury and disfigurement from a traumatic injury, burns, or acquired malformations
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