Face Transplant Recipients Doing Well Post Operations
August 22nd, 2008 | by admin |
Canada - Up to two years after two face transplant operations the recipients of those new faces are doing very well, a fact that could open the door to wider use of the procedure.
One operation was performed in China on a man mauled by a bear in 2004, and the other in France on a man who developed a massive tumor on his face.
Speaking on the Chinese case, authors of a study published in the British medical journal The Lancet say: “This case suggests that facial transplantation might be an option for restoring a severely disfigured face, and could enable patients to readily integrate themselves back into society.”
Both men have regained almost full facial function, as well as a huge psychological boost from the normal appearance that they now possess.
Experts say that because of the great success of these procedures, they can be possibly used to treat victims of car crashes, fires, tumors, and other horrific accidents or diseases that deform the face.
French woman Isabelle Dinoire became the first woman to receive a facial transplant back in 2005 after her face was mauled by her own pet dog.
