''The Know-How of Face Transplantation'' is a college-level textbook edited by

Maria Siemionow Maria Siemionow (born 1950 in Krotoszyn, Poland) is a Polish transplant surgeon and scientist who led a team of eight surgeons through the world's first near-total face transplant at the Cleveland Clinic in 2008. The patient, Connie Culp, a 45-ye ...

that is 493 pages long. It was published in 2011 by

Springer Publishing Springer Publishing Company is an American publishing company of academic journals and books, focusing on the fields of nursing, gerontology, psychology, social work, counseling, public health, and rehabilitation (neuropsychology). It was es ...

. Siemionow performed the first near-full face transplant in the United States, which is still extremely rare. Siemionow says that "30 have been done around the world."

About the book

The textbook ''The Know-How of Face Transplantation'' was written and published in 2011. The book is divided into six sections: # Preclinical Approaches to Face Transplantation # Clinical Aspects in Preparation to Face Transplantation in Humans # Approval Process of Face Transplantation in Humans # Social and Public Relations in Face Transplantation # World Experience with Face Transplantation in Humans # Future Directions in Face Transplantation

Contributors

''The Know-How of Face Transplantation'' has 71 contributors from the medical, dental and other scientific fields. Notable contributors include Robert G. Hale and

References

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