title: [Avatars in face transplants].
abstract: Avatar carries a pejorative connotation often related to an unfortunate hazard. In face transplants, incarnations were numerous. The analysis of their evolution through time and increasing sophistication of procedures turn out to be informative regarding the wide disrepairs in the craniofacial area. The authors report the principal constraints of face transplant and the evolution in minds to deal with it.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillofaciale et plastique, hôpital central, 29, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, Co n(o) 34, 54035 Nancy cedex, France. e.simon@chu-nancy.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stricker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Perroni
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coffinet
mesh_terms: D054445:Facial Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps