This woman suffered severe facial trauma due to gunshot wound, and in May 2006, she received a 365,438+0-hour facial transplant at Cleveland Clinic. According to the hospital statement,
A group of surgeons replaced 100% of female facial tissue with donor tissue, which is called "full face transplantation". Surgery will make the patient speak more clearly and breathe, chew and swallow more effectively. The hospital said it was best to express her feelings with her face. [9 Most Interesting Transplants]
"I know that this patient now has a chance to live a functional life, because her face transplant is the biggest reward," Dr. Brian Gasmann, a plastic surgeon who assisted in the operation, said in a statement. She has a new nose, lips, upper jaw, eyelids and chin, and now she has every chance to reintegrate into society and have the same future as other young people.
The hospital did not disclose the identity of patients or donors to protect their privacy. However, the patient said that the hospital issued the following statement:
"It is often a difficult road to reach this recovery point, but I am grateful to have a road." I will always thank this hospital for its care, and will continue to take care of me during my recovery journey ... Thanks to my donor and her family-words can't express my gratitude for this incredible gift. The hospital said, I thank all the people who have done this for me.
The patient is now recovering well and will receive intensive rehabilitation therapy, physical therapy, speech swallowing therapy and occupational therapy. Like all transplant patients, this woman needs to take drugs to suppress her immune system to prevent her body from rejecting the transplant for the rest of her life.
This operation marks the third face transplant in Cleveland Clinic and the first full face transplant in this hospital. This hospital is one of six institutions in the United States that carry out facial transplantation. According to this statement,
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