Cosmetic Surgery

Working party reports on feasibility of facial transplantation

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, March 14th, 2004

The first facial transplantation surgery should not be attempted, at least until further research has been performed to define the risks, concludes a special report.

Transplant groups in several countries are reportedly ready to attempt facial transplantation from a cadaver donor to a patient with severe facial disfigurement. However, the report by a Working Party of the Royal College of Surgeons of England cites the lack of data on risks - including psychological as well as physical risks - as an obstacle to the procedure and recommends that the first facial transplantation surgery should not be attempted, at least until further research has been performed to define...

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Source: Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week (2004-03-14)

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