2016
The role of face transplantation in the self-inflicted gunshot wound
Kiwanuka H, Aycart M, Gitlin D, Devine E, Perry B, Win T, Bueno E, Alhefzi M, Krezdorn N, Pomahac B. The role of face transplantation in the self-inflicted gunshot wound. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2016, 69: 1636-1647. PMID: 27720683, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBone TransplantationDecision Making, Computer-AssistedFacial InjuriesFacial TransplantationFemaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPlastic Surgery ProceduresPsychological TechniquesRetrospective StudiesSelf-Injurious BehaviorSurgical FlapsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWounds, GunshotConceptsSelf-inflicted gunshot woundsFace transplantationGunshot woundsFT recipientsPsychosocial outcomesSubset of patientsPartial face transplantationFree tissue transferLoco-regional flapsSerial debridementConventional reconstructionWomen's HospitalMultidisciplinary evaluationRetrospective analysisAesthetic deficitsNormal restorationSoft tissue repairMental illnessTissue transferReconstructive surgeonPsychosocial componentsSuicidal behaviorScreening processMidfacial defectsRecipients
2015
Cost Analysis of Conventional Face Reconstruction versus Face Transplantation for Large Tissue Defects
Nguyen L, Naunheim M, Hevelone N, Diaz-Siso J, Hogan J, Bueno E, Caterson E, Pomahac B. Cost Analysis of Conventional Face Reconstruction versus Face Transplantation for Large Tissue Defects. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2015, 135: 260-267. PMID: 25539310, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000000799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial allograft transplantationAllograft transplantationOne-year costsReconstruction patientsTissue defectsMedical Consumer Price IndexHospital billing recordsFacial tissue defectsLarge tissue defectsGlobal immunosuppressionTransplantation recipientsDepartment costsTransplantation cohortConventional reconstructionDead donorsImmunologic rejectionTreatment modalitiesPatient costsHypothetical cohortTransplantationBilling recordsCase severityFacial deficitsPatientsFacial allograft
2013
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation and Tissue Engineering
Bueno E, Diaz-Siso J, Sisk G, Chandawarkar A, Kiwanuka H, Lamparello B, Caterson E, Pomahac B. Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation and Tissue Engineering. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2013, 24: 256-263. PMID: 23348296, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e318275f173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue engineeringComposite tissue defectsTissue engineersVascularized Composite AllotransplantationDemonstrated resultsComposite tissueEngineeringTE researchImmune suppressionLifelong immune suppressionComposite allotransplantationAnatomic equivalentsTissue defectsBiomaterialsRegenerative medicineBioreactorCenter experienceExtremity amputationConventional reconstructionEngineersDonor shortageCompatible donorsFacial injuriesClinical practice
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