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Face transplantation is a new achievement of transplantation medicine and microvascular reconstructive plastic surgery. However, the initial ethical and technical debate was not less intense, which tried to balance advantages and disadvantages of face transplantation. It was clear from the initial discussion at the beginning of the year 2000 that certain cases could benefit for such an approach, although real functional outcomes lacked support from ethical committees. More than ever, a continuous surveillance and detailed outcomes are necessary to put into perspective the indications and contraindications of face transplantation.
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Barret, J.P., Tomasello, V. (2015). A General Overview of Current Outcomes. In: Face Transplantation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45444-2_15
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