Ethical issues of facial transplantation.
The transplantation of tissue from one human to another has always been contentious, and transplantation of facial tissue creates an additional ethical dimension that seems to give it special status. This paper reviews the ethical debate and concludes that it is the practical limitations of the procedure that should regulate its use, and not the special status of the face.
O'Neill
Harriet
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University of Bristol, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 69 St Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8DZ, UK.
Godden
Daryl
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D004990:Ethics, Dental; D054445:Facial Transplantation / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000941:ethics; D018579:Patient Selection / Q000941:ethics; D012649:Self Concept; D006113:United Kingdom