Face to Face
A Short History of Face Transplantation
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- $31.99
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- $31.99
Publisher Description
This book creatively communicates the human and professional sides of the journey to the first ever near total face transplant, the response to this milestone in the medical community, and the effect it has had on the individuals involved. It focuses on the evolution of Professor Maria Siemionow as a microsurgeon and the processes by which she sensationally overcame the challenges her team encountered including the successful manipulation of the immune system to avoid rejection of the face tissue by the recipient.
Face to Face: A Short History of Face Transplantation combines the medical and human elements of the development of face transplant surgery. It is not only targeted at the surgical professional and trainee, but also the general public who wish to read about the journey of how a significant medical advancement was made. It is also great reading to inspire girls of an age where they are thinking about career paths to believe they can do something extraordinary and could persuade some to pursue a career in an STEM subject.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The first U.S. surgeon to perform a near-total face transplant, in December 2008, could well be expected to deliver a compelling account of the groundbreaking procedure at the Cleveland Clinic the same place where a Connecticut woman horribly disfigured by a friend's chimpanzee is recovering and may herself become a candidate. But Siemionow's purpose is larger: to lay out "the history, labor, challenges and need" for such transplants.Polish-born Siemionow does so precisely and winningly as she charmingly weaves her own personal history into the mix. "Someday the young lady may become a good surgeon," she's told by the Belgian doctor to whom she's apprenticed in Europe. "I can't remember anything else that happened that day." The extraordinary achievement that followed nearly 30 years later could only be realized after Siemionow negotiated a path fraught with ethical, biological and technical complexity. Yet the awesome science of her feat is never eclipsed by the heart that guides it: "for the patient and me, the reward will be something we're both waiting to see. A smile." 8 pages of b&w photos.
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