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The Know-How of Face Transplantation

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Editors:
  1. Maria Z. Siemionow

    1. Dept. Plastic Surgery A/60, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

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  • The authorship is both international and uniquely authoritative so the reader can be sure they are being presented with the most cutting-edge and informative account of face transplantation

  • Including a significant number of diagrams, tables and color figures documenting step-by-step the process of preparation for face transplantation

  • This book is laid out clearly and accessibly so that a broad readership, and not just surgeons, will find it informative

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (44 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Preclinical Aspects of Face Transplantation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Face as an Organ: The Functional Anatomy of the Face

      • Maria Z. Siemionow, Erhan Sonmez
      Pages 3-10

    3. The Face as a Sensory Organ

      • Maria Z. Siemionow, Bahar Bassiri Gharb, Antonio Rampazzo
      Pages 11-23

    4. Immunological Aspects of Face Transplantation

      • Aleksandra Klimczak, Maria Z. Siemionow
      Pages 25-40

    5. Experimental Studies in Face Transplantation: Rodent Model

      • Maria Z. Siemionow, Fatih Zor
      Pages 41-53

    6. Experimental Studies in Face Transplantation: Swine Model

      • Yur-Ren Kuo
      Pages 55-61

    7. Experimental Studies in Face Transplantation: Primate Model

      • Eduardo D. Rodriguez, Gerhard S. Mundinger, Rolf N. Barth, Helen G. Hui-Chou, Steven T. Shipley, Luke S. Jones et al.
      Pages 63-71

    8. Timeline and Evolution of Face Transplant Cadaver Models

      • Chad R. Gordon, Maria Z. Siemionow
      Pages 73-79

  3. Clinical Aspects in Preparation for Face Transplantation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Guidelines and Technical Aspects in Face Composite Tissue Transplantation

      • Frank Papay
      Pages 83-94

    3. Anesthetic Care for Face Transplantation

      • Jacek B. Cywinski, D. John Doyle, Krzysztof Kusza
      Pages 95-102

    4. Alternative Approaches to Face Transplantation: Microsurgical Approach

      • Elliott H. Rose
      Pages 103-118

    5. Multi-staged Autologous Reconstruction of the Face

      • Lawrence J. Gottlieb, Russell R. Reid
      Pages 119-130

    6. Ethical Aspects of Face Transplantation

      • George J. Agich
      Pages 131-138

    7. Psychological Aspects of Face Transplantation

      • Kathy L. Coffman, Chad R. Gordon, Maria Z. Siemionow
      Pages 139-149

    8. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation after Face Transplantation

      • Pamela L. Dixon, Xiaoming Zhang, Mathieu Domalain, Ann Marie Flores, Vernon W.-H. Lin
      Pages 151-172

    9. Prosthetic Support in Face Transplantation

      • Michael L. Huband
      Pages 173-179

  4. Monitoring Aspects of Face Transplantation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
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    2. Immunological Monitoring

      • Medhat Askar
      Pages 183-192
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Keywords

About this book

The book is laid out in 6 sections:

1. Preclinical Approaches to Face Transplantation

2. Clinical Aspects in Preparation to Face Transplantation in Humans

3. Approval Process of Face Transplantation in Humans

4. Social and Public Relations in Face Transplantation

5. World Experience with Face Transplantation in Humans

6. Future Directions in Face Transplantation

This book spans the entire process of a face transplantation, from detailing the anatomy of the face to considering the social and ethical challenges of the procedure. This rigorous presentation of face transplantation also includes the anesthesia involved, the role of Institutional Review Boards in approving the operation, the financial aspects and media response. Since the authorship is international, the book considers the different perspectives, approaches and responses from across the world.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Plastic Surgery A/60, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, USA

    Maria Z. Siemionow

About the editor

Maria Z. Siemionow, MD PhD is a plastic reconstructive surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She led the first US face transplant (and second in the world), the result of which was unveiled to keen media attention in May 2009. She is one of the very few experts on face transplantation in the world.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Know-How of Face Transplantation

  • Editors: Maria Z. Siemionow

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-253-7

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-85729-252-0Published: 19 May 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6897-3Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-85729-253-7Published: 29 March 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 494

  • Topics: Transplant Surgery, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics

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