2023
Facial Expression after Face Transplant: An International Face Transplant Cohort Comparison
Dorante M, Wang A, Kollar B, Perry B, Ertosun M, Lindford A, Kiukas E, Özkan Ö, Özkan Ö, Lassus P, Pomahac B. Facial Expression after Face Transplant: An International Face Transplant Cohort Comparison. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 152: 315e-325e. PMID: 36727808, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFT patientsHealthy controlsMotor function restorationMotor functionFace transplantFunction restorationAge-matched healthy controlsCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELInterpositional nerve graftFull face transplantRespective healthy controlsMotor outcomeNerve coaptationFemale patientsNerve graftsPatientsPercentage restorationCohort comparisonFacial proceduresBilateral testsTransplantScore valuesFacial movements
2017
First Lower Two-Thirds Osteomyocutaneous Facial Allograft Perfused by a Unilateral Facial Artery
Fischer S, Lee T, Krezdorn N, Alhefzi M, Kueckelhaus M, Bueno E, Pomahac B. First Lower Two-Thirds Osteomyocutaneous Facial Allograft Perfused by a Unilateral Facial Artery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2017, 139: 1175e-1183e. PMID: 28445377, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000003288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial arteryFacial allograftImmunosuppressive therapyRejection episodesAirway volumeVenous outflowCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELDual immunosuppressive therapyFacial allotransplantationTwo-thirdsMaintenance therapyMycophenolate mofetilSteroid pulseArtery anastomosisSurgical durationFacial functionTracheostomy tubeContralateral sideVascular anastomosisSubmental arteryTransplantationArteryAllograftsVascularization patternFacial form
2016
A Retrospective Analysis of Secondary Revisions after Face Transplantation
Aycart M, Alhefzi M, Kueckelhaus M, Krezdorn N, Bueno E, Caterson E, Pribaz J, Pomahac B. A Retrospective Analysis of Secondary Revisions after Face Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2016, 138: 690e-701e. PMID: 27673540, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000002605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree tissue transferSecondary revisionFace transplantationMedical recordsRetrospective analysisTissue transferCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELA Retrospective AnalysisDevastating facial injuriesSkin flap lossMedian time intervalAutologous free tissue transferPatients' medical recordsLocal tissue rearrangementAcute rejectionMaintenance immunosuppressionPulse steroidsPostoperative complicationsMajor infectionSuperficial musculoaponeurotic system plicationCertain patientsOperative reportsRevision surgeryFlap lossRevision proceduresFunctional Outcomes after Bilateral Hand Transplantation
Singh M, Sisk G, Carty M, Sampson C, Blazar P, Dyer G, Earp B, Pribaz J, Pomahac B, Talbot S. Functional Outcomes after Bilateral Hand Transplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2016, 137: 185-189. PMID: 26710022, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000001872.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBilateral hand transplantationHand transplantationFunctional outcomeHand scoreOutcome measuresShort Form-36 Health SurveyCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELBilateral hand transplantMid-forearm levelFirst successful hand transplantationFunctional outcome measuresHand transplantHealth SurveyFunctional gainsTherapy measuresSystem scoreTransplantationPatientsScore systemMultiple studiesOutcomesScoresObjective scoresDisabilityConsiderable variability
2015
Noninvasive Monitoring of Immune Rejection in Face Transplant Recipients
Kueckelhaus M, Imanzadeh A, Fischer S, Kumamaru K, Alhefzi M, Bueno E, Wake N, Gerhard-Herman M, Rybicki F, Pomahac B. Noninvasive Monitoring of Immune Rejection in Face Transplant Recipients. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2015, 136: 1082-1089. PMID: 26505709, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000001703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsChronic rejectionCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELAllograft biopsy specimensTotal vessel diameterSolid organ allograftsAllograft lossOrgan allograftsPostsurgical monitoringFlap arteryControl subjectsBiopsy specimensIntimal thicknessClinical signsRadial arteryThicker intimaUltrasound biomicroscopyFacial arteryMedia thicknessHistologic analysisImmune rejectionArteryRecipientsInterobserver correlationReconstructive Management of Devastating Electrical Injuries to the Face
Janis J, Khansa I, Lehrman C, Orgill D, Pomahac B. Reconstructive Management of Devastating Electrical Injuries to the Face. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2015, 136: 839-847. PMID: 26090762, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000001619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrical injuryFace transplantationCase seriesTrauma centerReconstructive challengeLevel 1 trauma centerCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELRetrospective case seriesLarge case seriesCare of patientsLife-threatening injuriesComposite tissue allotransplantationSignificant reconstructive challengePotential recipient vesselsReconstructive managementRenal impairmentAntigen sensitizationInitial managementElectrical burnsReconstructive proceduresMicrosurgical reconstructionPatient injuryRecipient vesselsCardiac arrhythmiasTissue allotransplantationUtility of Sentinel Flaps in Assessing Facial Allograft Rejection
Kueckelhaus M, Fischer S, Lian C, Bueno E, Marty F, Tullius S, Pribaz J, Murphy G, Pomahac B. Utility of Sentinel Flaps in Assessing Facial Allograft Rejection. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2015, 135: 250-258. PMID: 25255116, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000000797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial allograftRejection monitoringFasciocutaneous radial forearm flapCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELSevere rejection episodesFurther surgical proceduresFacial allotransplantationFree fasciocutaneous radial forearm flapRadial forearm flapAxial blood supplyFunctional flapNonfacial sitesRejection episodesLimited skin areaSevere rejectionAllograft rejectionClinical findingsFacial dermatitisFrequent biopsiesBiopsy pairsBiopsy specimensHistologic evaluationSkin biopsiesBlood supplySurgical procedures
2013
Lessons Learned from Simultaneous Face and Bilateral Hand Allotransplantation
Carty M, Hivelin M, Dumontier C, Talbot S, Benjoar M, Pribaz J, Lantieri L, Pomahac B. Lessons Learned from Simultaneous Face and Bilateral Hand Allotransplantation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2013, 132: 423-432. PMID: 23584623, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e318295883d.Peer-Reviewed Original Research