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Patients who undergo partial face-transplant surgery are finally showing promising results. Two groundbreaking procedures in France and China replaced portions of severely damaged faces, and despite early uncertainty, recipients are regaining essential functions.
In France, a team led by surgeon Laurent Lantieri transplanted the lower face of a donor onto a 29-year-old man suffering from a genetic disorder. Six months later, he could smile and blink again with natural expression. In China, another patient, who had part of his face destroyed by an animal attack, received a new nose, upper lip, and cheek, eventually recovering his ability to eat, drink, and speak normally.
Although the risk of immune rejection remains a challenge, doctors report that lower doses of anti-rejection drugs are now effective, easing concerns about cancer and tissue failure. While some experts remain cautious, others believe face transplants may soon become as routine as kidney or liver transplants.
