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Vascularised Composite Allotransplantation (Face Transplantation)

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The purpose of this chapter is to introduce face transplantation, discuss case selection, review the considerations in allograft design and preoperative planning, describe a stepwise process in executing a full-face transplant based on our experience and review some of the complications and outcomes.

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  1. Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA

    Michael Sosin MD, Nicholas D. Brownstone MD & Eduardo D. Rodriguez MD, DDS

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Regional Unit Northwick Park and St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK

    Michael Perry

  2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal London Hospital, London, UK

    Simon Holmes

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Sosin, M., Brownstone, N.D., Rodriguez, E.D. (2020). Vascularised Composite Allotransplantation (Face Transplantation). In: Perry, M., Holmes, S. (eds) Atlas of Operative Maxillofacial Trauma Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5616-1_51

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