First near-total face and upper-jaw transplant appears successful

Monday, November 16, 2009 - 19:14 in Psychology & Sociology

More than a year and a half following the first near-total face and upper jaw transplant, the donor tissue appears successfully integrated, according to a report in the November/December issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. The recipient has experienced no long-term rejection and has regained some functional abilities, including her senses of smell and taste.

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