title: [Facial paralysis surgery. Current concepts].
abstract: Facial palsy is a relatively common condition, from which most cases recover spontaneously. However, each year, there are 127,000 new cases of irreversible facial paralysis. This condition causes aesthetic, functional and psychologically devastating effects in the patients who suffer it. Various reconstructive techniques have been described, but there is no consensus regarding their indication. While these techniques provide results that are not perfect, many of them give a very good aesthetic and functional result, promoting the psychological, social and labour reintegration of these patients. The aim of this article is to describe the indications for which each technique is used, their results and the ideal time when each one should be applied.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Plástica, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, España.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robla-Costales
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, España. Electronic address: javierrobla@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robla-Costales
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas «José de San Martín», Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Socolovsky
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas «José de San Martín», Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Gilda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: di Masi
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, España.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Padilla, Tucumán, Argentina.
authors.forename: Álvaro
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Campero
mesh_terms: D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures
keywords: Anastomosis hipogloso-facial; Facial paralysis; Hypoglossal-facial anastomosis; Nerve transfer; Parálisis facial; Transferencia nerviosa