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Docs here not ready to do face transplants

A partial face transplant in France has raised interest and concern about whether such procedures will occur in Wisconsin – and whether they should.

….Dr. Michael Bentz, professor and chairman of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said face transplants are a fascinating idea, but one that’s not ready for him to consider.

{UW-Madison professor of law and bioethics Alta Charo is also quoted in this story.)

Docs here not ready to do face transplants

Quoted: Dr. Michael Bentz, professor and chairman of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.