Orthodromic transposition of the temporal muscle for facial paralysis: made easy and better.
The authors present a modified technique of transposition of temporal muscle for reanimation of facial paralysis. Fourteen cases illustrate the simplicity, advantages, and excellent esthetic and functional results of this method.
Viterbo
Fausto
F
Discipline of Plastic Surgery, Botucatu School of Medicine, UNESP, Rua Magnolia, 265 Botucatu, São Paulo 18607-670, Brazil.
de Paula Faleiros
Humberto Regis
HR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D005206:Fascia Lata / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012904:Smiling / Q000502:physiology; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000637:transplantation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome