Devauchelle and colleagues: first human face allograft early report

What changed

Reported central/lower face allograft feasibility and four-month recipient course.

Scientific scope

The record is the exact eight-author 2006 Lancet early report. It concerns one recipient with four months of follow-up; longer-term outcomes, donor and recipient privacy, subsequent face transplants and universal safety or efficacy claims remain separate.

Evidence

The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the exact eight-author 2006 Lancet early report. It concerns one recipient with four months of follow-up; longer-term outcomes, donor and recipient privacy, subsequent face transplants and universal safety or efficacy claims remain separate.

Contributors

Bernard Devauchelle · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
Lionel Badet · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
Benoît Lengelé · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
Emmanuel Morelon · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
Sylvie Testelin · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
Mauricette Michallet · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
Cédric D'Hauthuille · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
Jean-Michel Dubernard · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.

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