Psychosocial considerations in facial transplantation

Abstract The human face and facial transplantation have long captured the interest and imagination of scientists, the media and the lay public. The face is central to our identity, and our communication with the outside world. It is this great importance we attach to our face that makes facial disfi...

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Published in:Burns 2010-11, Vol.36 (7), p.959-964
Main Authors: Soni, Chirag V, Barker, John H, Pushpakumar, Sathnur B, Furr, L. Allen, Cunningham, Michael, Banis, Joseph C, Frank, Johannes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Biological and medical sciences
Burns
Composite tissue allotransplantation
Critical Care
Ethics
Face transplantation
Facial disfigurement
Facial Injuries - psychology
Facial Injuries - surgery
Facial Transplantation - psychology
Humans
Medical sciences
Patient Selection
Psychosocial issues
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Self Concept
Teaching. Deontology. Ethics. Legislation
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:Abstract The human face and facial transplantation have long captured the interest and imagination of scientists, the media and the lay public. The face is central to our identity, and our communication with the outside world. It is this great importance we attach to our face that makes facial disfigurement such a devastating condition. Facial transplantation could provide an excellent alternative to current treatments for facial disfigurement caused by burns, trauma, cancer extirpation or congenital birth defects. Herein we discuss some of the principal psychosocial considerations which have preceded the clinical introduction of facial transplantation, and which continue today after cases have been performed world-wide.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2010.01.012