title: Management of traumatic facial nerve injuries.
abstract: Management of facial nerve injuries requires knowledge and skills that should be in every facial plastic surgeon's armamentarium. This article will briefly review the anatomy of the facial nerve, discuss the assessment of facial nerve injury, and describe the management of facial nerve injury after soft tissue trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jewel D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Greywoode
authors.forename: Hao H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Artz
authors.forename: Ryan N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Heffelfinger
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005149:Facial Expression; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D020220:Facial Nerve Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods