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Bookmark or Share- Face transplant - Mayo ClinicA 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 - WikipediaA face transplant is a medical procedure to replace all or part of a person's face using tissue from a donor.
- Face Transplant: Surgery, How It Is Done & RejectionA 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 - Johns Hopkins MedicineA 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 > Fact Sheets - Yale MedicineA face transplant is a surgical procedure in which all or part of a patient’s disfigured face is replaced with facial tissue taken from a deceased donor. It’s a life-changing procedure for people who have suffered a significant facial injury or who were born with a serious facial deformity.
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