Preoperative clinical management of patients who are candidates for facial transplantation

Introduction: Face transplantation has gained recognition, changing the clinicalsurgical scenario for restoring complex facial defects, as it attributes functional and aesthetic recovery to patients who have suffered serious accidents. At the time of writing this article, in official publications, 4...

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Main Authors: Martin Iglesias Morales, Mateus de Sousa Borges, Mario Roberto Tavares Cardoso de Albuquerque, Rodolfo Costa Lobato
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2023-05-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
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Online Access:http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/3267/709%20en.pdf
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Mateus de Sousa Borges
Mario Roberto Tavares Cardoso de Albuquerque
Rodolfo Costa Lobato
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description Introduction: Face transplantation has gained recognition, changing the clinicalsurgical scenario for restoring complex facial defects, as it attributes functional and aesthetic recovery to patients who have suffered serious accidents. At the time of writing this article, in official publications, 43 patients had already undergone facial transplantation worldwide. Face transplantation has numerous pieces of evidence that can irrefutably provide improvements to the patient. For this, preoperative care for the patient must be carefully established so that there is good surgical performance. Case Report: Male patient, 46 years old, reports that, at the age of 6, he had burns due to exposure to gasoline, with 72% of his body surface burned, showing sequelae of burns and surgical reconstructions on the face, with redundant and ptotic skin flap on the left cheek, absence of upper and lower lip and exposure of lower teeth. Conclusion: It is important to publicize this innovative procedure in different medical specialties and preoperative care through a thorough investigation, which attributes better surgical effectiveness, allowing the rescue of their facial identity, once stigmatized.
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spelling doaj-art-ce2bbddc65a048958390cf80af8e4df82025-08-20T03:38:43ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica1983-51752177-12352023-05-013801010710.5935/2177-1235.2023RBCP0709-ENPreoperative clinical management of patients who are candidates for facial transplantationMartin Iglesias Morales0Mateus de Sousa Borges1Mario Roberto Tavares Cardoso de Albuquerque2Rodolfo Costa Lobato3Grupo de Ayuda para la Mano Artrítica AC, “Tlalpan Team”, Medicina, Tlalpan, Cidade do México, MexicoGrupo de Ayuda para la Mano Artrítica AC, “Tlalpan Team”, Medicina, Tlalpan, Cidade do México, MexicoCentro Universitário do Estado do Pará (CESUPA), Medicina, Belém, Pará, BrazilCentro Universitário do Estado do Pará (CESUPA), Medicina, Belém, Pará, BrazilIntroduction: Face transplantation has gained recognition, changing the clinicalsurgical scenario for restoring complex facial defects, as it attributes functional and aesthetic recovery to patients who have suffered serious accidents. At the time of writing this article, in official publications, 43 patients had already undergone facial transplantation worldwide. Face transplantation has numerous pieces of evidence that can irrefutably provide improvements to the patient. For this, preoperative care for the patient must be carefully established so that there is good surgical performance. Case Report: Male patient, 46 years old, reports that, at the age of 6, he had burns due to exposure to gasoline, with 72% of his body surface burned, showing sequelae of burns and surgical reconstructions on the face, with redundant and ptotic skin flap on the left cheek, absence of upper and lower lip and exposure of lower teeth. Conclusion: It is important to publicize this innovative procedure in different medical specialties and preoperative care through a thorough investigation, which attributes better surgical effectiveness, allowing the rescue of their facial identity, once stigmatized.http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/3267/709%20en.pdfpreoperative carefacial transplantationcritical pathwaysreconstructive surgical proceduresburnscase reports
spellingShingle Martin Iglesias Morales
Mateus de Sousa Borges
Mario Roberto Tavares Cardoso de Albuquerque
Rodolfo Costa Lobato
Preoperative clinical management of patients who are candidates for facial transplantation
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
preoperative care
facial transplantation
critical pathways
reconstructive surgical procedures
burns
case reports
title Preoperative clinical management of patients who are candidates for facial transplantation
title_full Preoperative clinical management of patients who are candidates for facial transplantation
title_fullStr Preoperative clinical management of patients who are candidates for facial transplantation
title_full_unstemmed Preoperative clinical management of patients who are candidates for facial transplantation
title_short Preoperative clinical management of patients who are candidates for facial transplantation
title_sort preoperative clinical management of patients who are candidates for facial transplantation
topic preoperative care
facial transplantation
critical pathways
reconstructive surgical procedures
burns
case reports
url http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/3267/709%20en.pdf
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