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A review of the world's published face transplant cases: ethical perspectives.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Are face transplant candidates choosing autonomously? A preliminary method to evaluate autonomous choosing in psychosocial and bioethical assessments.Frontiers in transplantation · 2024Article
- Incorporating Trauma-informed Approaches to Care in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Policies and Price Tags: The Public's Perception of Face Transplantation and Its Funding.Craniomaxillofacial trauma & reconstruction · 2022Article
- Central importance of emotional and quality-of-life outcomes in the public's perception of face transplantation.The British journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Face transplantation: anesthesia and other organizational considerations.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2021Article
- Facial Transplantation: Complications, Outcomes, and Long-Term Management Strategies.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2020Review
- Craniomaxillofacial trauma management in austere and war zone environments - A role for composite tissue allotransplantation?Annals of burns and fire disasters · 2019Article
- The Ethics of Facial Allotransplantation: A Systematic Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2019Article
- Recovery of facial expressions using functional electrical stimulation after full-face transplantation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Perspectives on face transplantation.Scars, burns & healingArticle
- A review of the world's published face transplant cases: ethical perspectives.Scars, burns & healingReview
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Abstract
The highly publicised case of the first ever partial facial transplant in 2005 sparked fierce ethical debates, moral arguments and strong opinions, both within the medical community as well as the general public and mass media. As more patients have undergone facial transplantation over the last decade, some of this initial scepticism has given way to a wider acceptance of this significant reconstructive development. However, despite an improved understanding of the perioperative technicalities and postoperative perils, the risks remain significant and the long-term outcomes are still largely unknown. This article examines the major ethical challenges that have accompanied facial allo-transplantation since its inception. We discuss these ethical dilemmas in the context of the patients, donor families, healthcare professionals and society as a whole, while evaluating some of the emerging evidence and outcomes associated with the physical and psycho-emotional risks linked to this procedure.
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