What is Cephalospec?

At the CRANIOFACIAL Research and Study Center, we're active members in accordance with the American Association of Tissue Banks and we follow all of their pertinent recommendations for safety and maintenance of tissue, while it's under our care. 

AATB is the Official, government accredited setting body that determines, regulates and supervises the safety and use of donated human tissue. The overwhelming majority of the human tissue distributed for transplant comes from AATB-accredited Tissue Banks. 

AATB houses a number of councils and committees, composed by professionals of a variety of backgrounds that shape the present and future of tissue banking. 

These bodies represent diverse perspectives related to tissue recovery, processing, storage, distribution, transplantation, research, and education. 

Dr O, the Founder of the Craniofacial RSC, sits as an active member of the Non-Transplant Anatomical Donation Council of the AATB.

As we watch it on a daily basis, it is clear to us that clinical and surgical skills improve significantly in both quality and speed when medical professionals have the chance to practice more. 

Cadaveric tissue provides an opportunity of intensive, repetitive and risk-less training. 

The variation of samples and demographics, along the unique features of the incredibly realistic specimens we offer exclusively with our CEPHALOSPECS are a few of the advantages that medical professionals and research oriented initiatives can find at the Craniofacial RSC.  

Millions of people receive tissue transplants that transform their lives, with minimal risk, in a highly regulated system supported by compassionate professionals and technical experts.​ 

Tissue transplantation would not be possible without the selfless generosity of donors and their families, who authorize the gift of donation, and for this and many other reasons, donors and their families deserve our utmost respect. 

With this in mind, the Craniofacial RSC developed a series of steps during our CEPHALOSPECS preparation and preservation process, where the donor tissue is enhanced for surgical manipulation while the personal features of identity go completely concealed. 

When broadcasting dissections or preparing literature content enhance videos and pictures of dissected tissue to manipulate original identification features into being altered in order to protect the identity of the donors. 

Depending on the medical specialty within the Head & Neck we provide specimens for, we prep and preserve the CEPHALOSPECS accordingly, as you can see below.