British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 443-445, September 2009

Ethical issues of facial transplantation

  • Harriet O’Neill

      Affiliations

    • University of Bristol, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, 69 St Michael's Hill, Bristol BS2 8DZ, UK
    • ,
  • Daryl Godden

      Affiliations

    • Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Great Western Road, Gloucester GL1 3NN, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 01452 814400.

Accepted 20 May 2009. published online 15 June 2009.

Abstract 

The transplantation of tissue from one human to another has always been contentious, and transplantation of facial tissue creates an additional ethical dimension that seems to give it special status. This paper reviews the ethical debate and concludes that it is the practical limitations of the procedure that should regulate its use, and not the special status of the face.

Keywords: Facial transplantation, Ethics

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PII: S0266-4356(09)00206-X

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.05.008

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 443-445, September 2009

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