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2. Face transplant - Wikipedia

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   A face transplant is a medical procedure to replace all or part of a person's face using tissue from a donor. Part of a field called "Vascularized Composite Tissue Allotransplantation" (VCA) it involves the transplantation of facial skin, the nasal structure, the nose, the lips, the muscles of facial movement used for expression, the nerves that provide sensation, and, potentially, the bones ...

3. In first major review of face transplants, scientists ... - AOL

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   A total of 50 face transplants have been performed since 2005 on 39 men and nine women, with most around the age of 35

4. Bohdan Pomahač - Wikipedia

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   On 9 April 2009 Pomahač performed the second partial face transplant in the USA (and seventh in the world). During a 17-hour operation, a surgical team led by Pomahač, replaced the nose, upper lip, cheeks, and roof of the mouth - along with corresponding muscles, bones and nerves - of James Maki, age 59.

5. James Maki - Wikipedia

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   James Maki may refer to: James Maki, a pseudonym of Japanese film director Yasujirō Ozu (1903–1963) James Maki, the second person in the United States, and first American male, to undergo a partial- face transplant in 2009

6. World’s first whole-eye and partial face transplant patient ...

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   NYU Langone patient Aaron James underwent the first whole-eye and partial-face transplant following a near-death electrocution in 2021. Here, James is seen on Aug. 13, 2024. NYU Langone Health

7. World’s first whole-eye and partial face transplant gives ...

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   Aaron James, 46, with surgeon Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, who performed his whole-eye and partial face transplantation. - NYU Langone Health

8. In a first, a man receives a whole eye transplant after ...

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   In addition to the eye transplant, James also received a partial face transplant, which remains an incredibly rare procedure, with fewer than 50 face transplants having been performed worldwide ...

9. The World's First Whole-Eye Transplant Is Helping an Arkansas ...

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   During the 21-hour operation, which they rehearsed more than a dozen times, Rodriguez’s team injected stem cells harvested from the donor’s bone marrow into the donated eye’s optic nerve.