What is a face transplant? How is it done?

Just like any other country, organ transplantation in India is gaining momentum due to its success in making it possible for victims of facial trauma to live a very normal life. Facial transplantation is a complicated procedure and needs to carried out by a very experienced team of surgeons. The tissue which has been damaged, scarred or burnt are removed and are then replaced using tissues from a very suitable donor. The donor is chosen keeping in mind the blood type, tissue type, size so that the transplant gives successful outputs. The transplant needs to be carried out very carefully so as to prevent any complication such as infections due to rejection, surgical complications, blood clotting, excessive blood loss which can eventually result in the death of the recipient. Also the recipient needs to take anti rejection medicines throughout their life so as to prevent the infection due to rejection. However these medicines can cause a serious damage to the kidneys so a doctor needs to be consulted before opting for any such transplant. BLK Hospital which is the best hospital in India provides the facility of face transplant. 

The facility organ transplantation in India is available at very few hospitals including the best hospital in India i.e BLK Hospital. Face transplantation has provided an option of a new life for those suffering from the face trauma or those suffering from burn injuries. The procedure is a pretty long one accounting for about ten hours and involves a team of experienced doctors who choose a suitable donor whose tissue are used to replace the damaged tissue of the recipient. A lot of factors need to be considered while choosing a donor some of which may include the matching of blood types and the tissue types. Despite the many advantages of face transplant these are a lot of risks involved in the transplant such as infection due to rejection and surgical complications. The recipients of face transplant may be required to take life long anti rejection medicines which may have a bad impact on the kidney and other organs. Hence it becomes necessary to consult the doctors to know about the pros and cons of the face transplant.