title: Comprehensive approach in surgical reconstruction of facial nerve paralysis: a 10-year perspective.
abstract: Facial paralysis presents diverse functional and aesthetic abnormalities. Reconstruction may be achieved by several methods. We reviewed the management and outcome of facial paralysis patients to establish principles on which a comprehensive reconstructive approach may be based. Records were reviewed of all patients operated for facial paralysis at our institution between 1998 and 2007. Ninety-five patients were included, of which 15 patients had static reconstruction alone, and 80 patients had dynamic reconstruction. Presented is our experience in reconstruction of facial paralysis over the past decade, delineating a comprehensive approach to this condition. Various surgical techniques are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Microsurgery Unit, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. eyalgur@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gur
authors.forename: Shy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stahl
authors.forename: Yoav
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Barnea
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leshem
authors.forename: Arik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaretski
authors.forename: Aharon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amir
authors.forename: Beni
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meilik
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shapira
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abu Jabel
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000503:physiopathology; D005149:Facial Expression; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation / Q000637:transplantation*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000294:innervation*; D013848:Thigh; D016896:Treatment Outcome