Face transplant for severe facial disfigurement
Part of Immune system & allergy, Injuries & trauma, Mental health, Skin clinical trials.
This study tests whether a face transplant can safely improve function and quality of life for people with severe facial disfigurement. If you qualify, you would receive a new face from a donor and need to take medicines for life to prevent rejection.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must have severe facial damage that cannot be fixed with regular surgery and greatly affects how you look or use your face.
- You need to be mentally and emotionally stable and willing to join a long-term recovery process.
- You must have support from family or friends to help you through recovery and daily care.
- You cannot smoke or use nicotine products when the transplant happens.
- You must not have active cancer or HIV, and you need to be healthy enough for major surgery and lifelong medicines.
- You need to be able to attend many follow-up visits and take immunosuppressive medicines for life.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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