facial trauma

WHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) -- The success of last December's near-total face transplant in Cleveland should prompt consideration of this approach as first-line treatment for severe facial trauma, said the surgeons who performed the operation.

PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- The pattern of facial trauma may help identify women abused by a spouse or significant other, researchers said.

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A woman who had suffered severe facial trauma got essentially a whole new face in a first-of-its-kind operation at the Cleveland Clinic, hospital officials said Wednesday....