Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Louisville, KY, USA.
Burns. 2010 Nov;36(7):959-64. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2010.01.012. Epub 2010 Apr 7.
The human face and facial transplantation have long captured the interest and imagination of scientists, the media and the lay public. The face is central to our identity, and our communication with the outside world. It is this great importance we attach to our face that makes facial disfigurement such a devastating condition. Facial transplantation could provide an excellent alternative to current treatments for facial disfigurement caused by burns, trauma, cancer extirpation or congenital birth defects. Herein we discuss some of the principal psychosocial considerations which have preceded the clinical introduction of facial transplantation, and which continue today after cases have been performed world-wide.
人脸和面部移植长期以来一直吸引着科学家、媒体和公众的兴趣和想象力。脸是我们身份的核心，也是我们与外界交流的方式。正是我们对面部的重视，使得面部毁容成为一种毁灭性的状况。面部移植可以为烧伤、创伤、癌症切除或先天性出生缺陷等原因导致的面部畸形提供一种极好的替代治疗方法。本文讨论了在临床引入面部移植之前以及在世界各地开展病例后仍然存在的一些主要的社会心理考虑因素。
