Posted by Dr.Prahallad Panda on April 23, 2010
It is reported that a group of Spanish doctors have successfully transplanted full face of a person, after failure of several earlier operations on him; had injured himself in a shooting accident. .
HOW SURGEONS REBUILT PATIENT’S FACE
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1. Patient lost jaw, nose and other parts of his face in shooting accident. |
2. Donor’s facial skin, muscles, nose, cheekbones, teeth and jawbone used to rebuild patient’s face. Metal plates used to support new facial structure, which included reconstructing the roof of the mouth. |
3. Donor’s nerves, blood vessels and skin connected to patient. Patient will have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of his life. |
Source: Vall D’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona |
Face from dead donor is removed in four hour operation |
Veins, arteries, skin, muscles, and bones are taken |
The patient is anaesthetised partway through surgery on the donor and any previous skin grafts are removed |
The donor face and accompanying blood vessels are stitched to the patient using complex microvascular surgery |
| A team of 30 Spanish doctors say they have successfully performed the world’s first full face transplant. |
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