AIIMS Delhi first in country to announce launch of face transplant programme

AIIMS New Delhi has become the first hospital in India to introduce face transplantation, a complex reconstructive procedure for patients with severe facial deformities. The Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Burns Surgery has begun creating a patient registry and is conducting specialised training, including a cadaveric workshop, with support from international expert Dr Indranil Sinha of Harvard Medical School.