| A New Life with a New Face? Medical & Ethical Challenges in Face Transplantation |
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bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / OpEds & Commentaries Although face transplantations have been technically possible for some years, the first surgery of this kind was only carried out in November 2005 in Amiens, northern France, by a team lead by maxillofacial surgeon Professor Bernard Devauchelle with post-operative medical care provided by transplant surgeon Professor Jean Michel Dubernard in Lyon. In the operation, tissues, muscles, arteries, and veins taken from a suitable donor were attached to the 38-year-old female patient's lower face, which had been gravely disfigured after a dog attack.
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