64-year-old man disfigured face after an accident on the hunt. He became the oldest patient in the world, which has passed through a surgical operation to transplant the face.
A resident of Canada Maurice Desjardins in 2011 in an accident on the hunt, received a gunshot wound to the face. As a result, the man lost both jaws, nose, lips and teeth. The unfortunate had years of breathing through a tube installed in the nose. However, the doctors decided to help him and navigate through the unique plastic surgery on transplantation of a person, which lasted for 30 hours and involved a group of 100 medical professionals. For the unfortunate patient it was the only way to return to normal life
Before this procedure, Maurice for 7 years, experienced in constant pain. For the surgeons of Canada surgery to transplant the face was the first well in the world since 2005, were held 40 such manipulations. The doctors are satisfied with the results of the transformation, needless to say that the gratitude they have expressed himself Maurice, who now can leave home and visit public places.
The uniqueness of this surgery is the fact that the canadian became the oldest patient who ever went through a face transplant. For several years, surgeons have tested various aspects of health to ensure that it is suitable for this transplant, not only physiologically, but also psychologically, emotionally that is. It was very important to Maurice mentally coped with the changes in life. Doctors claim that in nature the patient is a natural extrovert, so it can return to communicate with others is extremely important. (READ MORE)