- Face transplant - Mayo Clinic
A face transplant replaces all or part of the face with donor tissue from someone who has died A face transplant is a complex operation that takes months of planning and multiple surgical teams
- Katie Stubblefield Face Transplant Patient Story | Cleveland . . .
A face transplant was the only option to truly transform her life It would be three years to the day Katie arrived in Cleveland that Cleveland Clinic doctors would receive a call for a potential donor
- Face Transplant Recipient Reveals What He Heard During Coma . . .
Man, 26, Who Received Face of 47-Year-Old Donor, Reveals What He Heard During His 3-Month Coma (Exclusive) In PEOPLE's new 'I Survived' series, Joe DiMeo reflected on the medical journey that led
- Mayo Clinic performs successful face transplant, restoring . . .
In the 19 years since the first face transplant was performed, more than 50 have been done around the world Survival outcomes for these transplants are encouraging, according to a recent JAMA Surgery study
- Face Transplant - Johns Hopkins Medicine
A face transplant is a complex procedure and involves: a rigorous screening process, detailed surgical preparation,16 hours or more of surgery, nerve regeneration, physical therapy and immunosuppressive medications taken for the rest of the patient’s life
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