2014 Annual Meeting

September 09 - 14, 2014

G08

Chalmers J. Lyons Memorial Lecture: Facial Reconstruction/Transplantation

This is a non-ticketed session.

Facial disfigurement poses a threat to quality of life. Facial allotransplantation (FAT) brings hope, but also potentially profound problems and is, therefore, indicated only for a highly select group. For the vast majority of patients, facial reconstruction might be the more realistic choice. Although much less risky, the reconstructive approaches generally yield poor esthetic outcomes. In view of this, we have introduced emerging technologies, including stem cell transplantation and three-dimensional (3D) simulation, to revitalize the established flap techniques.

1. Introduce our integrated approach for facial reconstruction;
2. Discuss the potential of stem cell therapy and 3-dimensional (3D) simulation use in reconstructive surgery ;
3. Discuss the concept of functional FAT; and
4. Invoke deeper thinking, eg , how to do most good and least possible harm within the limits of the state-of-art techniques.