Researchers from the University of Louisville and the University of Cincinnati have recently conducted study's regarding the risks that have been reported with face transplant surgery.

The studies found that the rejection and complications associated with the procedure could be lower than what has been previously reported.

Studies Conducted Reject Previous Studies

The researchers studies indicate that the immunosuppressant medications that are used in facial transplants are associated with lower chronic rejection rates and carry fewer risks than medical experts previously thought.

A 2004 report from the United Kingdom's Royal College of Surgeons estimated that a high rejection rate was involved in facial transplants.

The same report claimed that several complications were found to arise in the procedure.

However, when researchers compared the data information from successful kidney and hand transplants to facial transplants, they found that the same immunosuppressant medications are used.

Conclusions Found

In the study, the researchers found that chronic rejection only occurs in less than 10 percent of face transplant patients.

These findings are contrary to previous reports that claimed chronic rejection occurred in 30 to 50 percent of patients.

(Source: Business First)

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