[Rehabilitation options for lesions of the facial nerve].
Patients with permanent facial palsies cannot hide their conditions. As a consequence, these patients suffer from massive psychological stress. To achieve satisfactory reconstruction of mimic function, experience with a variety of surgical techniques and adjuvant nonsurgical treatments is necessary. This report provides information on the present repertoire of surgical and conservative options, emphasizing their fields of indications, limitations, and possible combinations.
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenkranke, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. orlando.guntinas@med.uni-jena.de
D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps