The touching story of Isabelle Denoir the worlds first human face transplant patient was shared with the attendees of the recent International Symposium in Las Vegas Nevada by Dr. Benoit Lengele of Brussels Belgium, the microvascular Plastic Surgeon performing most of the intricate surgery during the recent procedure.  Dr. Lengele and Dr. Gentile are seen in the photo below taken at the Symposium.  The events surrounding this historic operation were recounted in his lecture as the guest of honor for the Symposium.  The audience was impressed by the technical achievements of the surgical team and Dr. Lengele but was also touched by the heavy dose of humanism shown by all who participated in the transformation of this unfortunate severly disfigured young woman.  The achievements of the team were applauded and Dr. Lengele was made an honorary member of the Facial Plastic Surgery Academy.

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