Face transplant

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A facial transplant is a medical procedure in which a significant portion of tissue is grafted onto the donor recipient's face, typically involving the use of facial tissues from a deceased donor. It is a form of Vascularized Composite Tissue Allotransplantation (VCA), a surgical technique involving the transplantation of multiple types of tissues as a functional unit. Facial transplantation may include the grafting of skin, lips, facial musculature, sensory nerves, and, potentially, underlying facial bones such as those of the nose. Recipients of face transplants require lifelong immunosuppressive therapy to prevent rejection of the transplanted tissue by the immune system. The first successful partial face transplant on a living human was performed on Isabelle Dinoire in November 2005 at the Amiens-Picardie University Hospital in France. The 15‑hour surgical operation transplanted a triangular graft comprising the nose, lips, and chin from a deceased donor onto Dinoire, who had suffered...

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