25-year-old, in need of a face transplant, most likely will be denied in this complex operation. Grounds for refusal - blindness recipient. Are people not deserve a new face if he can not see him?
A resident of Texas officially recognized as a blind that can serve as a basis for refusal of a rare operation face transplant . Dallas Ueyns a half years ago was the victim of an accident, faced with bare electric wire. His right eye was completely closed parts of the charred skin, and Dallas had hoped that after the surgery to remove the skin that he could see again.
However, this does not work, and the vision has not returned. Now a patient in need of partial face transplant Generally may deny this operation because of blindness. Some doctors believe that blind people can not do face transplant . Firstly, they will not be able to see the first signs that the donor organ began to be rejected by their bodies. Secondly, there is no certainty that the blind recipients will be able to perform the necessary exercise to help the new person will settle down, or simply to strictly follow the regime established by doctors.
At the Cleveland Clinic, where it was first performed in the United States face transplant Already said that blind people do not consider as potential patients for transplantation. Dallas itself is now treated by specialists from Brigham and Women Hospital in Boston. "I'm young enough - says the guy. - Maybe in the coming decades, doctors learn to give sight."
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