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transplant
A face transplant is a medical procedure to replace all or part of a person's face using tissue from a donor. Part
of a field called "Vascularized Composite Tissue Allotransplantation" (VCA) it involves the transplantation of facial skin, the nasal structure, the nose, the lips, the muscles of facial movement used for expression, the nerves that provide sensation, and, potentially, the bones that support the face. The recipient of a face transplant will take life-long medications to suppress the immune system and fight off rejection.
The world's first partial face transplant on a living human was carried out in France in 2005. The world's first full face transplant was completed in Spain in 2010. Turkey, France, the United States and Spain (in order of total number of successful face transplants performed) are considered the leading countries in the research into the procedure.
Last April 3, Sa isang kahanga-hangang tagumpay sa medikal, si Richard Slayman, isang 62-taong-gulang na manager na nagtatrabaho para sa Massachusetts Department of Transportation, ay gumawa ng kasaysayan sa pagiging unang tao na nakatanggap ng genetically modified pig kidney transplant at...