BWH Surgeons Discuss Facial Transplant Surgery

Описание: A Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) plastic surgery team, led by Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, performed a partial face transplant April 9, 2009, the second such procedure to be performed in the U.S.

The team of seven plastic surgeons and one ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon, nurses, anesthesiologists and residents worked for 17 hours in replacing the mid-face area of the patient including the nose, hard palate, upper lip, facial skin, muscles of facial animation and the nerves that power them and provide sensation.

The surgeons had travelled to France to meet with the world's first face transplant patient. The surgeons explain the procedure, donor selection and patient's outlook.