2023
Insights from immunoproteomic profiling of a rejected full-face transplant
Lee C, Wang D, Kauke-Navarro M, Russell-Goldman E, Xu S, Mucciarone K, Sohrabi S, Lian C, Pomahac B, Murphy G. Insights from immunoproteomic profiling of a rejected full-face transplant. American Journal Of Transplantation 2023, 23: 1058-1061. PMID: 37037378, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascularized Composite AllograftsT cellsChronic rejectionCD8-positive T cellsEffector T cellsFull face transplantArteriosclerotic alterationsIntragraft arteriesVCA rejectionGraft arteryAccelerated arteriosclerosisRecipient originPunch biopsyAtherogenic responseComposite allograftsImmunoproteomic profilingDioxygenase 1Target endotheliumArteryEndotheliumProteomic profilingPathway componentsCellsRejectionAllograftsFacial Expression after Face Transplant: An International Face Transplant Cohort Comparison
Dorante M, Wang A, Kollar B, Perry B, Ertosun M, Lindford A, Kiukas E, Özkan Ö, Özkan Ö, Lassus P, Pomahac B. Facial Expression after Face Transplant: An International Face Transplant Cohort Comparison. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 152: 315e-325e. PMID: 36727808, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFT patientsHealthy controlsMotor function restorationMotor functionFace transplantFunction restorationAge-matched healthy controlsCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELInterpositional nerve graftFull face transplantRespective healthy controlsMotor outcomeNerve coaptationFemale patientsNerve graftsPatientsPercentage restorationCohort comparisonFacial proceduresBilateral testsTransplantScore valuesFacial movements
2016
Surgical Optimization of Motor Recovery in Face Transplantation
Aycart M, Perry B, Alhefzi M, Bueno E, Kueckelhaus M, Fischer S, Pomahac B. Surgical Optimization of Motor Recovery in Face Transplantation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2016, 27: 286-292. PMID: 26967066, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCleft LipCleft PalateCohort StudiesComorbidityCross InfectionFacial MusclesFacial NerveFacial TransplantationFemaleHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMotor NeuronsNerve TransferPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AdjustmentSmilingSurgical Wound InfectionConceptsMotor recoveryPatient 2Nerve transferNerve graftingPatient 1Devastating facial injuriesFacial nerve stumpFacial nerve reconstructionManual muscle testingFull face transplantIntraoperative soft tissueFacial nerve managementPrinciples of managementGradual improvementMuscle testingNerve reconstructionNerve stumpChallenging patientsMotor functionRetrospective analysisSensory restorationPatient's abilitySatisfactory motorFacial injuriesNerve management
2015
Management of Steroid-resistant Late Acute Cellular Rejection Following Face Transplantation: A Case Report
Janis J, MacKenzie K, Wright S, Pomahac B, Lu C, Susa J, Wada S, Vazquez M, Chong T, Tullius S. Management of Steroid-resistant Late Acute Cellular Rejection Following Face Transplantation: A Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings 2015, 47: 223-225. PMID: 25645808, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.09.152.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Three Patients with Full Facial Transplantation
Pomahac B, Pribaz J, Eriksson E, Bueno E, Diaz-Siso J, Rybicki F, Annino D, Orgill D, Caterson E, Caterson S, Carty M, Chun Y, Sampson C, Janis J, Alam D, Saavedra A, Molnar J, Edrich T, Marty F, Tullius S. Three Patients with Full Facial Transplantation. New England Journal Of Medicine 2011, 366: 715-722. PMID: 22204672, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1111432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull face transplantFull facial transplantationFacial transplantationAcute rejectionPostoperative complicationsSensory nervesSevere deformityFunctional restorationPatientsSingle episodeFacial allograftTransplantationFacial appearanceConventional reconstructionComplicationsAllograftsNerveGlucocorticoidsTransplantDeformityCoaptationMonths