The management of facial paralysis continues to evolve. Understanding the facial nerve
anatomy and the different methods of evaluating the degree of facial nerve injury are crucial …

Background Smiling is a fundamental component of social interactions. Significant
challenges arise for patients with facial palsy. One of the key procedures for dynamic smile …

Microvascular muscle transfer is the gold standard for reanimation following chronic facial
nerve paralysis, however, despite the regenerative capacity of peripheral motor axons, poor …

Introduction The current focus in dynamic reanimation of facial paralysis lies not only in
restoring movement but also regaining smile spontaneity. It has been argued that a …

OBJECTIVE Facial palsy is a well-known functional and esthetic problem that bothers most
patients and affects their social relationships. When the time between the onset of paralysis …

The choice of the motor donor nerve is a crucial point in free flap transfer algorithms. In the
case of unilateral facial paralysis, the contralateral healthy facial nerve can provide …

Recent facial palsies are those in which fibrillations of the mimetic musculature remain
detectable by electromyography (EMG). Such fibrillations generally cease 18–24 months …

Unilateral facial paralysis is a common condition: 1 in every 60 people will experience Bell's
palsy during the course of their life, and the residual deficits are particularly problematic for …

The aim of the present study was to analyze the consequences of partial free latissimus
dorsi muscle flap with nerve splitting technique (Partial LD transfer) for facial reanimation …

Importance Free gracilis transfer for dynamic reanimation in chronic facial paralysis is the
gold standard, but there remains a need to better understand outcomes with respect to the …