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Feasibility and Perception of Cross-sex Face Transplantation to Expand the Donor Pool

Feasibility and Perception of Cross-sex Face Transplantation to Expand the Donor Pool

Michael Sosin, Isabel S.Robinson, Gustave K.Diep, Allyson R.Alfonso, Samantha G.Maliha, Daniel J.Ceradini, Jamie P.Levine, David A.Staffenberg, Pierre B.Saadeh, Eduardo D.Rodriguez

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A major challenge in face transplantation (FT) is the limited donor allograft pool. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of cross- sex FT (CSFT) for donor pool expansion by: (1) comparing craniomaxillofacial metrics following CSFT versus same-sex FT (SSFT); and (2) evaluating the public and medical professionals’ perception of CSFT.

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