The Know-How of Face Transplantation is a college-level textbook edited by Maria Siemionow that is 493 pages long. It was published in 2011 by Springer Publishing. Siemionow performed the first near-full face transplant in the United States, which is still extremely rare. Siemionow says that "30 have been done around the world."[1]
About the book
The textbook The Know-How of Face Transplantation was written and published in 2011. The book is divided into six sections:[2]
- Preclinical Approaches to Face Transplantation
- Clinical Aspects in Preparation to Face Transplantation in Humans
- Approval Process of Face Transplantation in Humans
- Social and Public Relations in Face Transplantation
- World Experience with Face Transplantation in Humans
- Future Directions in Face Transplantation
Contributors
The Know-How of Face Transplantation has 71 contributors from the medical, dental and other scientific fields.[3] Notable contributors include Robert G. Hale and Maria Siemionow.
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