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
2018
Pediatric face transplantation
Dorante M, Tasigiorgos S, Pomahac B. Pediatric face transplantation. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2018, 23: 598-604. PMID: 30080696, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace transplantationPediatric hand transplantationImmunosuppression burdenRejection episodesDonor allograftsPatient demographicsPediatric patientsAppropriate patientsHand transplantationHand transplantTransplantationPediatric colleaguesPatientsYoung populationFace transplantSurgical innovationTransplantOutcomesInnovations in reconstructive microsurgery: Reconstructive transplantation
Kollar B, Tasigiorgos S, Dorante M, Carty M, Talbot S, Pomahac B. Innovations in reconstructive microsurgery: Reconstructive transplantation. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2018, 118: 800-806. PMID: 30098294, DOI: 10.1002/jso.25147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReconstructive transplantationViable reconstructive optionPediatric transplantsUpper extremityLower extremitiesAbdominal wallReconstructive optionsAdditional proceduresReconstructive microsurgeryTransplantationFace transplantTransplantPresent review articleExtremitiesReview articlePatientsUterusNeck
2017
Reflections on a Decade of Face Transplantation
Giatsidis G, Sinha I, Pomahac B. Reflections on a Decade of Face Transplantation. Annals Of Surgery 2017, 265: 841-846. PMID: 28032849, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000001760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace transplantationSci-fi novelsEthical discussionPersonal strugglesSocial beliefsFace transplantSocietal implicationsMedical discoveriesMedical innovationScienceFace restorationPublic opinionHigh-risk trajectoriesTodayLong wayMedical communityRegulatory frameworkBeliefsStruggleSocietyReflectionAnswersQuestionsDiscussionAnniversary
2015
Facial transplantation
Wo L, Bueno E, Pomahac B. Facial transplantation. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2015, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 26536422, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive HIV statusHIV statusFace transplantComposite allotransplantationUpper extremity transplantsDonor-specific antigensHistory of malignancyLatent viral infectionFacial transplantationChronic rejectionSimultaneous transplantationAbsolute contraindicationCase reportCurrent guidelinesFacial injuriesViral infectionTransplantTransplantationMedical teamAllotransplantationFirst face transplantFace transplantationFacial allotransplantationPatientsPsychological healthManagement of Steroid-resistant Late Acute Cellular Rejection Following Face Transplantation: A Case Report
Janis J, MacKenzie K, Wright S, Pomahac B, Lu C, Susa J, Wada S, Vazquez M, Chong T, Tullius S. Management of Steroid-resistant Late Acute Cellular Rejection Following Face Transplantation: A Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings 2015, 47: 223-225. PMID: 25645808, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.09.152.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Early Postoperative Imaging and Image-Guided Procedures on Patients with Face Transplants
Lee T, Chansakul T, Huang R, Wrubel G, Mukundan S, Annino D, Pribaz J, Pomahac B. Early Postoperative Imaging and Image-Guided Procedures on Patients with Face Transplants. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2014, 36: 568-574. PMID: 25339651, PMCID: PMC8013040, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative imagingImage-guided proceduresFace transplantationFluid collectionCommon postoperative findingEarly postoperative imagingLymph node biopsyManagement of complicationsPostoperative fluid collectionsNode biopsyPostoperative findingsFacial edemaConsecutive casesWomen's HospitalInvasive proceduresRetrospective evaluationTransplantationFace transplantComplicationsHospitalImagingLymphadenopathyEdemaPatientsBiopsy
2012
Craniofacial Principles in Face Transplantation
Caterson E, Diaz-Siso J, Shetye P, Junker J, Bueno E, Soga S, Rybicki F, Pomahac B. Craniofacial Principles in Face Transplantation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2012, 23: 1234-1238. PMID: 22948648, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0b013e318252d406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkull baseFace transplantationFace transplantFace transplant recipientsSella-nasion planeSoft tissue elementsTransplant recipientsAirway functionDonor allograftsAnatomical restorationUpper airwayCraniofacial principlesPostoperative analysisNormal anatomyTransplantationFrankfort horizontal planeSoft tissueHard tissue componentsFunctional effectsCephalometric parametersOrthognathic planningTissue elementsTransplantNormative dataTissue componentsPerioperative Management of Face Transplantation
Edrich T, Cywinski J, Colomina M, López I, Xiong L, Sedaghati A, Pomahac B, Gilton A. Perioperative Management of Face Transplantation. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2012, 115: 668-670. PMID: 22523417, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3182554493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial allograft transplantationAllograft transplantationBlood lossPacked red blood cellsFace transplantRapid blood lossMedian durationPerioperative managementRed blood cellsSurgical preparationTransplantationLong anaestheticsBlood cellsFace transplantationAnesthesiaTransplantAnesthesiologistsSmall anatomical structuresAnatomical structuresReperfusionPatientsSurgeryGraftAnestheticsCrystalloidsThe Brigham and Women's Hospital Face Transplant Program
Singhal D, Pribaz J, Pomahac B. The Brigham and Women's Hospital Face Transplant Program. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2012, 129: 81e-88e. PMID: 22186587, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e31823621db.Peer-Reviewed Original Research