title: Full face transplantation organization, development, and results--the Barcelona experience: a case report.
abstract: The initial experience in facial composite tissue allotransplantation has demonstrated that it is surgically feasible, safe, and reproducible. A robust team approach is necessary to warrant successful outcomes. We designed a specific face organ donation that limits facial donation requests followed by synchronous in situ dissection with the internal organs that has proved to be efficient and safe for face and solid organ procurement and transplantation. The first human full face transplantation in our institution was performed on March 27, 2010. The holistic team approach of donation and procurement proved to be effective and reproducible; the recipient showed excellent outcomes at 12 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. jpbarret@vhebron.net
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Barret
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serracanta
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Collado
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salamero
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pont
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Masnou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arana
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arno
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sancho
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruiz
mesh_terms: D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D054445:Facial Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D016730:Program Development; D013030:Spain; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome