Session: Facial Transplantation: What are the Possibilities?

Sunday, October 10, 2004: 1:30 PM-1:45 PM

Session B (Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Lecture: Facial Transplantation: What are the Possibilities?

This lecture will address the feasibility of Facial Transplantation for the treatment of complex facial deformities and defects. An overview of Composite Tissue Allotransplantation along with specific technical, anatomic, immunologic, medical, and ethical issues related to facial transplantation will be presented in the context of a public debate.

Presenter: Robert L Walton, MD

Sponsor: Lectures

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Sunday, October 10, 2004: 1:30 PM-1:45 PM
Session B (Pennsylvania Convention Center)
Lecture: Facial Transplantation: What are the Possibilities?
This lecture will address the feasibility of Facial Transplantation for the treatment of complex facial deformities and defects. An overview of Composite Tissue Allotransplantation along with specific technical, anatomic, immunologic, medical, and ethical issues related to facial transplantation will be presented in the context of a public debate.
Presenter:	Robert L Walton, MD
Sponsor:	Lectures