Immunosurgery.
After being leaders in the field of transplantation, plastic surgeons became inactive in this field. Interest is reviving with the advent of the new immunosuppressant drug cyclosporine, as well as new knowledge of the immune mechanism. New generations of immunosuppressive drugs may allow allografting in patients with massive burns, limb transplants, and possibly even allografts of facial structures.
D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005060:Europe; D006085:Graft Survival; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D012384:Rome; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000266:history; D014180:Transplantation / Q000266:history; D014181:Transplantation Immunology; D014481:United States
D000906:Antibodies; D003524:Cyclosporins