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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation after Face Transplantation

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Our face is the first thing that others notice and remember about us. Our faces, however, serve more than aesthetic importance and value. The function the face plays in basic every day activities cannot be overstated. The face plays an important role in functional needs such as speech, communicative competence, eye protection, and emotional expressiveness. However, the ability to use these functions following face transplantation may not be complete. Therefore, Physical medicine and rehabilitation is a necessary aspect of the rehabilitation process following this procedure. It is necessary for both the patient and transplant team to realize the importance of PT, OT, and SLP and their role in recovery. Face transplantation offers a new area for the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist to explore and provide an invaluable service.

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Abbreviations

ADL:

Activities of daily living

EMG:

Electromyography

FDI:

Facial disability index

FGS:

Facial Grading Scale

FIM:

Functional Independence Measure

IADL:

Independent activities of daily living

ICF:

International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health

OT:

Occupational therapy

PT:

Physical therapy

SLP:

Speech language pathology

WHO:

World Health Organization

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The authors wish to thank Angela Broadnax OTR/L, Brian Hedman SLP, Ela Plow Ph.D., PT, and Vinoth Ranganathan MSE, M.B.A. for their editorial comments and assistance.

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    Vernon W.-H. Lin

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Dixon, P.L., Zhang, X., Domalain, M., Flores, A.M., Lin, V.WH. (2011). Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation after Face Transplantation. In: Siemionow, M. (eds) The Know-How of Face Transplantation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-253-7_14

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