Face Transplantation Principles, Techniques and Artistry

Face Transplantation Principles, Techniques and Artistry / by Juan P. Barret, Veronica Tomasello.

This book brings together all the relevant available science behind face transplants. It is comprehensive in its coverage, encompassing patient and donor evaluation, ethics, legal issues, psychological issues, types of transplant, surgical technique, issues relating to immunosuppression, follow-up p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barret, Juan P. (Author), Tomasello, Veronica (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Plastic surgery.
Surgical transplantation.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and Background
  • History of the Face Transplantation
  • Composite Tissue Allotransplantation (CTA)
  • Indications of Facial Transplantation
  • Evaluation of the Candidate for Facial Transplantation
  • Evaluation of Donors
  • Legal, Ethical and Psychological Issues in Facial Transplantation
  • Face as an Organ: Functional Anatomy
  • Types of Face Transplants
  • Requirements for a Multidisciplinary Team
  • Surgical Technique of Facial Transplantation
  • Immunological Issues and Immunomodulation
  • An Overview of the World̀s Global Experience.

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