title: Facial Nerve Rehabilitation.
abstract: Facial nerve paralysis, although uncommon in the pediatric population, occurs from several causes, including congenital deformities, infection, trauma, and neoplasms. Similar to the adult population, management of facial nerve disorders in children includes treatment for eye exposure, nasal obstruction/deviation, smile asymmetry, drooling, lack of labial function, and synkinesis. Free tissue transfer dynamic restoration is the preferred method for smile restoration in this population, with outcomes exceeding those of similar procedures in adults.
authors.affiliation: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 601 North Caroline Street, Suite 6231, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: Learnes2@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Lisa E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ishii
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D046608:Synkinesis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Facial palsy; Facial paralysis; Free tissue transfer; Synkinesis