Change operations in total face first in the world

Change operations in total face first in the world
Total operating Replace Face First in the World ... Surgeons have made medical history by performing the world's first transplant operation to replace a whole face. In the 'holy grail of plastic surgery', a young man could not breathe, swallow or speak properly after farm accident five years ago so that his face was totally destroyed and eventually replaced completely.


Total operating Replace Face First in the World ..
A number of partial transplants have been performed Isabelle Dinoire and his face repaired by a French surgeon in 2005. But until now, no one has the skill or the courage to change the entire face. the operation lasted 24 hours involving 30 surgeons, anesthetists, nurses and other medical experts in Vall d'Hebron hospital in Barcelona.
The man, a farmer in his 30s, whose name was withheld, received a new facial muscle, skin, nose, lips, jaw, teeth, palate and cheek bones. He experienced so much of her face kecelekaan damaged, including the nose and jaw, with a gun five years ago. He left with a gaping hole where the mouth and nose should be.
Previous surgical attempts to rebuild his face had failed. Full face transplant operation took place on March 20 but details have just been made public. The receiver is said to recover and have a glimpse of her new face. Pere Joan Barrett, chief of plastic surgery hospital, said: "Patients have a scar on his forehead and neck, but they will be gone unseen.



"She saw herself when she said she wanted and asked for a psychologist to evoke mental. This is a week after surgery and he reacts well, saying he was satisfied with the results. "Although the man has been given another face, he will not see his face donor, who had died in a road accident.
Instead, her new face would be like identical twins with the donor. He is expected to remain in hospital for two months. Dr Barrett said: "Our aim is that within a few weeks, she began talking and eating and smiling and laughing." Biggest concern now is that the human body will reject the transplant.
He should take a strong immunosuppressant drugs for the rest of his life and face an increased cancer risk as a result. The drugs can also trigger other diseases such as diabetes. Miss Dinoire body tried twice to reject the transplant and a Frenchman who was given a new face in two stages died after infection trigger heart attacks.



There is also concern that patients who have been through the trauma of a major accident, plus countless operations, will struggle to cope with the psychological effects of losing their identity. However, many believe the risk to be taken.
English surgeon Peter Butler, hoping to perform first face transplant operation in total in the world at London's Royal Free Hospital, believes the technique is very useful. Mr Butler said: "There are a quarter million people in the UK with severe disabilities face for reconstructive surgery that failed.
'Quality of life for those indescribably poor and many rarely leave their homes. "They live in a twilight, hiding in the shadows and afraid to expose themselves to scrutiny of unforgiving public.



"No one underestimated the challenge of what we propose to do, but if face transplants successful, it will be the first choice offered to those living in the twilight zone of the hideous, and not the last. "This will give them the opportunity to once again walk along the street in broad daylight with attention to anybody."




Congratulate the Spanish team, Mr Butler said: "We must also remember the donor family, we understand, has helped not only patients but the other face transplants, with various forms of organ donation. "To help others, not only to live but to have a good life, is the highest act of human generosity." The first of four UK operation will be performed immediately if a suitable donor becomes available.