Abstract
Drawing on the principles of respect for autonomy and beneficence, many scholars have argued that despite significant drawbacks of immunosuppression and surgery, vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA), such as hand and face transplantation, has the potential to enhance the lives of patients who meet appropriate criteria and are well supported. This article provides a brief overview of the literature on VCA with a focus on hand transplantation (HTx) and offers a critique of the lack of empirical data on HTx patients' perspectives.
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