Related Experiment Video
Updated: Mar 10, 2026
Facial Transplants in Xenopus laevis Embryos
Published on: March 26, 2014
The miracle of face transplantation after 10 years
1Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA siemiom@uic.edu.
Introduction:
At the 10th year anniversary of the first face transplantation, there are currently 36 patients worldwide, who are the recipients of faces coming from human donors.
Areas Of Agreement:
Despite the initial debates and ethical concerns, face transplantation became a clinical reality with satisfactory functional outcomes.
Areas Of Controversy:
The areas of controversy still include the impact of lifelong immunosuppression on otherwise healthy patients as well as the selection process of face transplant candidates.
Growing Points:
Other concerns include financial support for this new generation of transplants as well as social reintegration and patients return to work after face transplantation.
Areas Timely For Developing Research:
Based on over 20 years of research experience in the field of vascularized composite allotransplantation, and clinical experience as a leading surgeon of the US first face transplantation, this review will summarize the well-known facts as well as unexpected outcomes and challenges of face transplantation.
More Related Videos
09:14Surgical Approach to Full Soft Tissue Face Allograft Procurement for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
Published on: December 30, 2025
19:53Single-stage Dynamic Reanimation of the Smile in Irreversible Facial Paralysis by Free Functional Muscle Transfer
Published on: March 1, 2015