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View article: Listening to face transplant patients and caregivers: how medical humanities approaches redefine surgical ‘success’
Listening to face transplant patients and caregivers: how medical humanities approaches redefine surgical ‘success’ Open
A recent review of face transplants argues that overall, they have been successful. But this verdict is based on surgical measures rather than patient-reported outcomes (PROMs), which for historical reasons are in their infancy. These meas…
View article: International consensus recommendations on face transplantation: A 2-step Delphi study
International consensus recommendations on face transplantation: A 2-step Delphi study Open
View article: What we still don't know about vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) outcomes and quality of life measurements
What we still don't know about vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) outcomes and quality of life measurements Open
Vascularized composite allotransplants (VCA) are the only organ transplants purported to be conducted principally to improve quality of life (QOL), rather than to extend or save life - hence they are described as "life-enhancing" (or "life…
View article: ‘A Procedure Without a Problem’, or the face transplant that didn’t happen. The Royal Free, the Royal College of Surgeons and the challenge of surgical firsts
‘A Procedure Without a Problem’, or the face transplant that didn’t happen. The Royal Free, the Royal College of Surgeons and the challenge of surgical firsts Open
Face transplants are an innovative and unusual form of modern surgery. There have been 47 face transplants around the world to date, but none as yet in the UK. Yet in 2003, the UK was poised to undertake the first face transplant in the wo…
View article: Face Transplants: An International History
Face Transplants: An International History Open
Face transplants have attracted global media and public attention since the 1990s. The first recipient, Isabelle Dinoire, found herself at the centre of a dramatic episode of surgical innovation after her transplant was announced in Novemb…
View article: Solving the migration–recombination equation from a genealogical point of view
Solving the migration–recombination equation from a genealogical point of view Open
View article: Central importance of emotional and quality-of-life outcomes in the public’s perception of face transplantation
Central importance of emotional and quality-of-life outcomes in the public’s perception of face transplantation Open
Background Face transplantation is a surgical innovation to manage people with severely interrupted facial function and form. How the public perceive face transplantation and its potential implications for the recipient, donor, and society…
View article: Stop memperlakukan kesepian sebagai kondisi medis - sejarah mengungkap bahwa masyarakatlah yang perlu diperbaiki
Stop memperlakukan kesepian sebagai kondisi medis - sejarah mengungkap bahwa masyarakatlah yang perlu diperbaiki Open