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There has been a team of 30 Spanish doctors who successfully succeeded the first full face transplant. A man that has been injured in a shooting accident has undergone a a full face transplant. The whole operation was done for 22 long hours. Vall d’Hebron University Hospital spokesperson told BBC: “This is the first total face transplant. “There have been 10 operations of this kind in the world – this is the first to transplant all of the face and some bones of the face.” Partial face transplants have been carried out in China and the US since 2005 but when it comes to a full face transplant, it is the first one. A spokesperson for the UK’s Facial Transplantation Research Team, which has ethical permission to carry out a full face transplant, said it was “a tremendous achievement”. 1. Patient lost jaw, nose and other parts of his face in shooting accident. 2. Donor’s facial skin, muscles, nose, cheekbones, teeth and jawbone used to rebuild patient’s face. Metal plates used to support new facial structure, which included reconstructing the roof of the mouth. 3. Donor’s nerves, blood vessels and skin connected to patient. Patient will have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of his life. Source: Vall D’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona Spanish Doctors Succeeded First Full Face Transplant is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →