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Laurent Lantieri

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Laurent Lantieri

Laurent Lantieri is a French plastic surgeon who is a pioneer in the field of face transplantation. He performed the first[1] second[2] and third[3] full face transplants. He was the first person to do a second face transplant on the same patient in 2018.[4]

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  1. ^ Watt, Nick (25 March 2008). "World's First Full Face Transplant Hailed". ABC News. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  2. ^ Franklin, Katie (25 March 2008). "Man has first full-face transplant". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  3. ^ Murphy, Clare (7 April 2009). "French claim full face transplant". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  4. ^ "The man with three faces". www.cnn.com. cable news network. Retrieved 24 June 2019.