title: Surgical-allogeneic facial reconstruction: facial transplants.
abstract: Several factors including cancer, malformations and traumas may cause large facial mutilation. These functional and aesthetic deformities negatively affect the psychological perspectives and quality of life of the mutilated patient. Conventional treatments are prone to fail aesthetically and functionally. The recent introduction of the composite tissue allotransplantation (CTA), which uses transplanted facial tissues of healthy donors to recover the damaged or non-existent facial tissue of mutilated patients, resulted in greater clinical results. Therefore, the present study aims to conduct a literature review on the relevance and effectiveness of facial transplants in mutilated subjects. It was observed that the facial transplants recovered both the aesthetics and function of these patients and consequently improved their quality of life.
authors: Professor, Oral Oncology Center, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, University Estadual Paulista-UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil Student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, Univ Estadual Paulista-UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Marcelo Coelho
authors: MC
authors: Goiato
authors: Student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, Univ Estadual Paulista-UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Daniela Micheline
authors: DM
authors: Dos Santos
authors: Student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, Univ Estadual Paulista-UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Lisiane Cristina
authors: LC
authors: Bannwart
authors: Student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, Univ Estadual Paulista-UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Marcela Filié
authors: MF
authors: Haddad
authors: Student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, Univ Estadual Paulista-UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Leonardo Viana
authors: LV
authors: Pereira
authors: Student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, Univ Estadual Paulista-UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Aljomar José Vechiato
authors: AJ
authors: Filho
keywords: Composite Tissue Allotransplantation; Facial Transplantation; Microsurgery; Rehabilitation
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