Surgical Treatment of Facial Paralysis
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
;
: 1-5, 2009.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-72011
ABSTRACT
The management of facial paralysis is one of the most complex areas of reconstructive surgery. Given the wide variety of functional and cosmetic deficits in the facial paralysis patient, the reconstructive surgeon requires a thorough understanding of the surgical techniques available to treat this condition. This review article will focus on surgical management of facial paralysis and the treatment options available for acute facial paralysis (2 yr). For acute facial paralysis, the main surgical therapies are facial nerve decompression and facial nerve repair. For facial paralysis of intermediate duration, nerve transfer procedures are appropriate. For chronic facial paralysis, treatment typically requires regional or free muscle transfer. Static techniques of facial reanimation can be used for acute, intermediate, or chronic facial paralysis as these techniques are often important adjuncts to the overall management strategy.
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Main subject:
Nerve Transfer
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Cosmetics
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Decompression
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Facial Nerve
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Facial Paralysis
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Muscles
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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