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In this patient who underwent the first partial face transplantation, the functional and aesthetic results 18 months after transplantation are satisfactory.

Hand transplantation is a complex procedure, and its success is based on patient's compliance and his or her careful evaluation before and after transplantation.

This is the first report suggestive of CR in a face allotransplantation after immunosuppression minimization.

The skin is the main target of rejection in human hand allografts. Close clinicopathologic monitoring of the skin is the most reliable way to detect rejection in human composite tissue allografts.

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Despite the enormous antigen load associated with composite tissue allograft, hand transplantation became a clinical reality with immunosuppression comparable to transplantation of solid organs.

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