Born in Brussels, Benoît Lengelé studied medicine at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain), graduating in 1987.
As the Chief Professor of the Chair of Human Anatomy at UCLouvain (Brussels Woluwe campus), he is also head of the department of Experimental Morphology.
With his colleagues, he developed several new techniques aimed at reconstructing by microsurgery, specific parts of the head and the neck, such as the larynx or the inferior lip.
Together they came to the conclusion that results obtained by these autotransplants are imperfect and emit the idea that face allografts could be used to repair patients with severe disfigurations.
[1][3] In 2009, he received honors from his country as a result of his work in allografts, and was knighted by King Albert II of Belgium for his contributions.