Surgical management of facial palsy.
Patients with facial palsy present with a multitude of different problems to which individual solutions must be carefully tailored. Although numerous surgical options exist, the results of reconstruction are rarely ideal. This article discusses different surgical procedures for reconstruction of the eye and mouth with special emphasis on the newer technique of microsurgical transfer of muscle tissue for reanimation.
Wells
M D
MD
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Manktelow
R T
RT
D005149:Facial Expression; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009068:Movement; D016067:Nerve Transfer; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods