The objective of this review article is to summarize the published details and media citations
for all seven face transplants performed to date to point out deficiencies in those reports so …

Data on clinical, mycologic characteristics, and outcome of posttraumatic mucormycosis are
scarce and often limited to case reports. From the French nationwide “RetroZygo” study, we …

Background The risk to benefit ratio of face transplantation with a composite tissue allograft
remains debatable, although this procedure is technically feasible. We report here a 1-year …

Composite tissue allotransplantations can be indicated when autologous transfers fail to
restore human appearance. We report the reproducibility, difficulties, serious adverse events …

Background: The application of a new approach is presented, percutaneous aponeurotomy
and lipofilling, which is a minimally invasive, incisionless alternative to traditional flap …

Background More than 30 face transplantations have been done worldwide since 2005 but
no documented long-term follow-up has been reported in the literature. We aimed to answer …

Abstract Background Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a tumor predisposition syndrome
with a worldwide birth incidence of one in 2500. Genetic factors unrelated to the NF1 locus …

Mechanisms of chronic rejection of vascularized composite allografts (VCA) remain poorly
understood and likely present along a spectrum of highly varied clinicopathological findings …

Background: A bicentric, prospective cohort study was performed to assess the outcome of
rhinoplasties from the patient's perspective. Methods: Fifty-eight patients scheduled for …

Background Since the first successful facial transplantation in 2005, the benefits of this
procedure in terms of aesthetics, functionality, and quality of life have been firmly …