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Transplantation of the Mystacial Pad

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In this chapter the mystacial pad transplantation model is presented. The mystacial pad is the area of the rat’s face that contains the vibrissae. These long tactile hairs serve for environment exploration. They move in a coordinated fashion and are innervated by branches of the facial nerve and the infraorbital nerve. Flaps that contained the follicles of the vibrissae and was vascularized based on the facial and common carotid artery and the external jugular vein was designed was transplanted under tacrolimus immunosuppression. We found statistically significant differences in the presentation of sensitivity recovery, electrodiagnostic testing and histological evaluation when the nerves were repaired. Nerve repair was essential for the recovery of function of the mystacial pad transplants. Nerve repair is an essential step for the recovery of functional units with face allograft transplants.

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There are no sources of funding that require acknowledgment. The authors have no financial or personal relationships with other people or organizations that could influence (bias) this work inappropriately. The authors have no financial interest in any of the drugs mentioned in this work.

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  1. Cirugia Plastica y Reparadora, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain

    Luis Landin MD, PhD

  2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain

    Pedro Bolado Gutiérrez MD

  3. Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Hospital Manises, Manises, Valencia, Spain

    Emilio González García MD, PhD

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Landin, L., Gutiérrez, P.B., García, E.G. (2015). Transplantation of the Mystacial Pad. In: Siemionow, M. (eds) Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6335-0_40

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