Face Transplant Surgery Sought By UPMC Doctors

Surgeons at UPMC are seeking approval for a “face transplant” operation that restores a normal appearance to a patient who has experienced severe facial trauma. You may remember the near-total face transplant performed by surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic in 2008. The operation required 22 hours and a large, multi-skilled team of physicians.

Now according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, doctors and plastic surgeons at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are seeking approval to perform a similar operation.

The surgeons evidently have experience with hand transplants — procedures that require advanced techniques to reconnect tissues, veins and blood vessels. A face transplant however, would have different cosmetic goals and could require donation of organs that are difficult to procure.


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	« Can a Man Benefit From Tummy Tuck Surgery? Acupuncture Probably Not A Cost Effective Wrinkle Treatment » Face Transplant Surgery Sought By UPMC Doctors Surgeons at UPMC are seeking approval for a “face transplant” operation that restores a normal appearance to a patient who has experienced severe facial trauma. You may remember the near-total face transplant performed by surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic in 2008. The operation required 22 hours and a large, multi-skilled team of physicians. Now according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, doctors and plastic surgeons at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are seeking approval to perform a similar operation. The surgeons evidently have experience with hand transplants — procedures that require advanced techniques to reconnect tissues, veins and blood vessels. A face transplant however, would have different cosmetic goals and could require donation of organs that are difficult to procure. Read more on pittsburghlive.com Tags: facial plastic surgery This entry was posted on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at 7:58 am and is filed under In the News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website

Face Transplant Surgery Sought By UPMC Doctors

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