Facial Subunit Transplantation: Current Concepts and Future Directions
Klimitz F, Knoedler L, Hosseini H, Brown S, Knoedler S, Walton R, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Facial Subunit Transplantation: Current Concepts and Future Directions. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2025, 95: 427-437. PMID: 40934121, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial Vascularized Composite AllotransplantationFacial defectsFacial subunitsAnimal modelsIsolated transplantationCadaver studyFull-face transplantationComplex facial defectsExtensive facial defectsImmunosuppressive managementGraft survivalInvasive alternativePedicled optionsPreclinical modelsPreclinical studiesHuman cadaver studyFacial arteryPatient populationReconstructive surgeryGenital disordersFunctional outcomesLocal flapsTransplantationTransplanted tissueClinical experience
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