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BACKGROUND: Facial nerve injury causes facial nerve paralysis (or facial palsy) and even results in psychosocial disturbances of the patients. Repair the injured facial nerve and reconstruction of the nerve function as early as possible have been the primary concern in clinical studies.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the timing and surgical approaches for repairing facial paralysis in order to provides evidences for its therapeutic and prognostic evaluation.DESIGN: Case analysis based on patients.SETTING: Hospital of Plastic Surgery of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.PARTICIPANTS: Nine patients with traumatic facial paralysis hospitalized in the Hospital of Plastic Surgery of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from December 1993 to November 2001.METHODS: Facial nerve anastomosis was performed microsurgically along with the implantation of the sural nerve graft into orbicular muscle of the eye 3 or 4 months after nerve injury in the 9 patients. The clinical data of the patients were retrospectively reviewed.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The facial nerve function was evaluated with House-Brackmann scale and photographs of the patients' faces before and after surgical treatment were taken.RESULTS: In the follow-up of these patients lasting 6 months to 2 years,all the patients attained satisfactory outcome.CONCLUSION: Early operation is crucial for the treatment of traumatic facial paralysis,with facial nerve anastomosis as the primary choice. The implantation of the nerve graft into muscle is also indicated for repairing traumatic facial paralysis in some cases. The importance of individualized treatment choice is reiterated on the basis of cicatrectomy and the extent and specific features of the injury.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>On the basis of the concept of adhesive deformity from upper eyelid fold formation, the clinical results after using various methods to correct the adhesive deformities are summarized.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 33 cases of adhesive deformity from upper eyelid fold formation have been treated using various corrective methods including taking off the sutures, shifting of the septal fat or the pre-septal orbicularis muscle, transferring of pretarsal orbicularis muscle, grafting of autogenous fat tissue, and repairing or/and shortening of the palpebral levator. Postoperative follow-up ranged from 3 months to 2 years.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The effective results have been got with the used methods except shifting of the pre-septal orbicularis muscle or transferring of pretarsal orbicularis muscle.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The suitable methods to correct the adhesive deformity from upper eyelid fold formation must be chosen according to the causes and the local situations.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Eyelids , Congenital Abnormalities , General Surgery , Follow-Up Studies , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the choices of the timing and methods of the surgical operation after traumatic injuries to the facial nerve, and to emphasize the importance of the excision of perineauial scar,technique of microsurgery with no injuries and the methods selected for nerve coaptation according to the morphologic feature of the injuried nerve.Methods From December 1993 to November 1997, by microsurgical technique, seven cases with traumatic injuries to the facial nerve were treated in two stages from three months to four months after the trauma. Different methods were used including facial nerve anastomosis and implantation of the sural nerve transplant into the muscle. Results All cases have been followed up for six months to two years. The results of functional rehabilitation were excellent. Conclusions Whenever possible, the authors emphasize that the early repair with microsurgical technique should be performed to all of facial nerve with injury. Facial nerve anastomosis is the best choice for repair of early facial nerve severance. Implantation of nerve transplant into muscle has a certain clinical value of and the indication for the treatment of nerve injury.