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Episode 11: Face/Off

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Using the 1997 film Face/Off we’ll look at the reality of face transplantation.

References

Fischer, S., Kueckelhaus, M., Pauzenberger, R., Bueno, E. M., & Pomahac, B. (2014). Functional Outcomes of Face Transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation, 15(1), 220-233. doi:10.1111/ajt.12956

Lantieri, L. A. (2011). Face Transplant: Learning from the Past, Facing the Future. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 155(1), 23-28.

Lantieri, L., Hivelin, M., Audard, V., Benjoar, M. D., Meningaud, J. P., Bellivier, F., . . . Grimbert, P. (2011). Feasibility, Reproducibility, Risks and Benefits of Face Transplantation: A Prospective Study of Outcomes. American Journal of Transplantation, 11(2), 367-378. doi:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03406.x

Siemionow, M. (2016). The miracle of face transplantation after 10 years. British Medical Bulletin,120(1), 5-14. doi:10.1093/bmb/ldw045

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