Facial palsy; its surgical management

ABSTRACT

Facial distortion due to facial nerve paralysis is very distressing condition. Inability to close the eyes leads to lacrimation, keratitis and corneal ulceration, while the drooping of angle of the mouth gives bad cosmetic look besides. functional disability. We present a case of the mouth and inability to close his left eye for the last 7 years. One stage reconstruction was done with temporalies muscle graft to correct occular disability while excision of ellipse of nasolabial skin was made for drooping of the mouth. Patient improved and was sent home after 10 days with satisfactory recovery