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Facial transplantation: a working party report from the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Morris, Peter J.; Bradley, J.A.; Doyal, L; Earley, M; Hadan, P; Milling, M; Rumsey, Nichola

Authors

Peter J. Morris

J.A. Bradley

L Doyal

M Earley

P Hadan

M Milling



Abstract

We are publishing this working party report on facial transplantation from the Royal College of Surgeons, England, in order to get opinions from the transplant community as to whether it is appropriate or not to perform this procedure at this point in time. There is no question that technically this can be done, but do the risks of failure, both technical and immunological, and the long-term risks of immunosuppression outweigh the potential benefits to the recipient who undoubtedly would be a severely burnt patient with a very scarred immobile face? The problems are not primarily technical but are immunological, psychological, and legal.

Citation

Morris, P. J., Bradley, J., Doyal, L., Earley, M., Hadan, P., Milling, M., & Rumsey, N. (2004). Facial transplantation: a working party report from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Transplantation, 77(3), 330-338

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Feb 15, 2004
Journal Transplantation
Print ISSN 0041-1337
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 77
Issue 3
Pages 330-338
Keywords facial transplantation, visible difference
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1062043
Publisher URL http://journals.lww.com/transplantjournal/Citation/2004/02150/Facial_transplantation__a_working_party_report.2.aspx