Comprehensive outcome analysis in two composite face transplants in Helsinki: Have we succeeded?

Introduction: There is a need to define what is success after face transplantation (FT). We have previously created a four-component criteria tool to define indications for FT. In this study, we used the same criteria to evaluate the overall outcome of our first two patients after FT.

Facial Expression after Face Transplant: An International Face Transplant Cohort Comparison.

Background: Assessment of motor function restoration following face transplant (FT) is difficult, as standardized, bilateral tests are lacking. This study aims to bolster support for software-based analysis through international collaboration.

Methods: FaceReader (Noldus, Wageningen, The Netherlands), a facial expression analysis software, was used to analyze posttransplant videos of eight FT patients from Boston, Massachusetts (range, 1 to 9 years after transplant), two FT patients from Helsinki, Finland (range, 3 to 4 years after transplant), and three FT patients from Antalya, Turkey (range, 6.

The Second Helsinki Face Transplantation and the World Experience of Revision Surgery During the First Posttransplantation Year.

Introduction: We conducted a review of all surgical interventions performed during the first postoperative year in published face transplantation (FT) cases. In addition, we herein present our second FT patient, a full-face composite FT with an emphasis on surgical revisions after transplantation.

Materials And Methods: A literature review was conducted and resulted in 376 publications of which 33 included reference to surgical interventions during the first post-FT year.

The four category systematic approach for selecting patients for face transplantation.

There is a need for a systematic approach to evaluate patients for potential face transplantation (FT). Ten patients with severe facial defects treated between 1995 and 2017 formed the study group. Data was collected from patient charts and clinical, radiological and laboratory examinations.