http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. As surgical teams gain experience with facial transplantation, a careful approach to planning based on the principles of craniofacial surgery can help to maximize patient outcomes in terms of facial form and function, according to an article in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-transplantation-reverse-craniofacial.html Surgery Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:36:43 EST news274354596 In March 2011, a surgical team at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) performed the first full face transplantation (FFT) in the United States and went on to complete a total of three FFTs this year. Now, in the first research publication to evaluate FFT in the US, and largest series worldwide, the researchers describe details of patient preparation, novel design and execution of the operation as well as unique immunosuppression protocol allowing for lowest long-term maintenance drug regimen. They also share details of the early functional outcomes and demonstrate FFT as a viable option in the treatment of severe facial deformities and injuries. This research is published in the New England Journal of Medicine in the December 27, 2011 issue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-transplantation.html Other Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:00:04 EST news244292445 By combining conventional medical imaging with some of the same 3-D modeling techniques used in Hollywood blockbusters, researchers are offering new hope to victims of serious facial injuries. Results of a new study on human face transplantation, led by Darren M. Smith, M.D., plastic surgery resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), were presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-d-imaging-human-transplantation.html Other Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:57:18 EST news241664226