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Surgeons have battled for years to carry out this revolutionary operation, the final transplant summit to be conquered.
As many will know a woman savaged by a dog has had the worlds first face transplant the 38-year-old lost her, nose, lips, and chin in the attack in May and underwent surgery as soon as a suitable mach was found. Many thought it would never be done and many still think it should never be done because of the huge ethical dilemmas, but what if it goes wrong won't she be even more disfigured? and then when this operation becomes more common a worry has to be that it will be used as a cosmetic or even criminal reasons?
any views?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4484728.stm
Originally posted by leestaticIf the old face suffered from acne, would the new one too?
Surgeons have battled for years to carry out this revolutionary operation, the final transplant summit to be conquered.
As many will know a woman savaged by a dog has had the worlds first face transplant the 38-year-old lost her, nose, lips, and chin in the attack in May and underwent surgery as soon as a suitable mach was found. Many thought it would n ...[text shortened]... cosmetic or even criminal reasons?
any views?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4484728.stm
Originally posted by invigorateGood question. The procedure is basically a very extensive skin graft; nerves, fat and skin are replaced, but the underlying bone and muscle structure is left alone (according to the description I read on the BBC News site). Therefore, the face will presumably resemble the original face more than it will resemble the donor's. Differences will literally be superficial -- the acne question is a good one because I think most factors influencing acne are genetic, but I don't know how the genes react to having different skin to manipulate.
If the old face suffered from acne, would the new one too?
I don't really see any new ethical issues, since I get the impression that face transplants alter the appearance less than extreme Jackoesque cosmetic surgery.
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Originally posted by royalchickenWhat story did you read? In the link posted by the OP, it said:
Good question. The procedure is basically a very extensive skin graft; nerves, fat and skin are replaced, but the underlying bone and muscle structure is left alone (according to the description I read on the BBC News site). Therefore, the face will presumably resemble the original face more than it will resemble the donor's. Differences will liter ...[text shortened]... ession that face transplants alter the appearance less than extreme Jackoesque cosmetic surgery.
"In the controversial operation, tissues, muscles, arteries and veins were taken from a brain-dead donor.."
This was from a BBC news site.