Face Transplant: Surgery, How It Is Done Rejection Face Transplant A face transplant is a rare type of surgery that replaces your damaged facial tissue with donated tissue from someone who’s died It’s a complex procedure that requires a large team of specialized healthcare providers to connect a donor’s face to your blood vessels, nerves and muscles Risks include rejection and infection
Face transplant - Mayo Clinic A face transplant may enhance your life, but it is a high-risk procedure You and your transplant team can't predict exactly how you will look and how your immune system will respond to the new face You'll need to take special medications (immunosuppressants) for the rest of your life to reduce the risk of your body rejecting the transplanted face
Face Transplant - Johns Hopkins Medicine A face transplant can be life-changing for individuals who have been disfigured after a severe injury, were born with differences or suffered from burns
Face Transplants - American Academy of Facial Plastic and . . . Face transplant patients are often otherwise healthy, which alters the risk-benefit profile of immunosuppressant use Other potential complications of face transplants may include permanent loss of feeling or movement in the transplant, and tissue death or necrosis