From partial to full-face transplantation: Total ablation and restoration, a change in the reconstructive paradigm Juan P. Barret International Journal of Surgery Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 109-112 (February 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.11.016 Copyright © 2013 Surgical Associates Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 a: Preoperative picture of patient depicting facial disfigurement. b: Planned reconstructive ablating surgery. Area in White covering all scarred and disfigured soft tissues. Area in shadow areas planned to be resected en block as a complete facial unit. c: Planned area of facial skeleton to be ablated and reconstructed. d and e: Postoperative view of patient following full-face transplant type VB 8 (full face + facial skeleton). Area in shadow shows area transplanted in comparison to preoperative plan. International Journal of Surgery 2014 12, 109-112DOI: (10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.11.016) Copyright © 2013 Surgical Associates Ltd Terms and Conditions