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[Review on progress of facial allotransplantation]
Yuping Li1, Qingfeng Li, Disheng Zhang
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200011, P R China. liyuping0710@yahoo.com.cn
Objective:
To review the current progress of human facial allotransplantation in China and the
Methods:
The recent literature concerned with human facial allotransplantation was extensively other countries.
Results:
According to the literature reviewed, the main issues could be divided into reviewed and briefly summarized. four categories: technical aspects, immunological aspects, psychological and social issues ethical and legal problems related to facial allotransplantation. However, because of the complexity of the human facial allotransplantation, which involved many problems related to immunity, psychology, society, ethics, etc., there was much controversy in this field.
Conclusion:
In spite of the existent problems, facial allotransplantation in humans has still benefited the patient whose face is severely disfigured.
