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I would guess that it's swelling and scar tissue buildup (fibrosis) from the surgery and ongoing autoimmune response. As far as her immune system is concerned,
by da_chicken 8y ago
I would guess that it's swelling and scar tissue buildup (fibrosis) from the surgery and ongoing autoimmune response. As far as her immune system is concerned, the grafted face is a foreign invader. She's going to take anti-rejection drugs her whole life and she will always be at risk for total rejection in the future.
- specialist 8y agoI can confirm that cyclosporin and prednisone, two immunosuppressive medications, make the patient bigger.
- philjohn 8y agoAnd prednisone has a common side effect called moon face, which is pretty much this.
- da_chicken 8y agoOh, that's true I'd forgotten about that. They're usually steroids and that's a common side effect.