title: [Advances in facial transplantation].
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 turns 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: Hôpital Central, Nancy, 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
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Angrigiani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perroni
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005149:Facial Expression; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D054445:Facial Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D006085:Graft Survival; D018596:Hinduism / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous