A modified surgical technique in the treatment of facial nerve palsies.
The ophthalmic complications associated with facial nerve palsy present a challenging problem to the treating ophthalmologist. Over the last hundred years, a wide variety of techniques have been used to rehabilitate patients with facial nerve palsy. Each of these techniques is associated with unique complications. We describe a significantly modified surgical technique for the rehabilitation of patients with facial nerve palsy that has not, to our knowledge, previously appeared in the literature.
Gilliland
G D
GD
Texas Opthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Orbital Surgery Associates, Dallas, USA.
Wobig
J L
JL
Dailey
R A
RA
D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D005206:Fascia Lata / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures