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Postgrad Med J 2005;81:562-567 doi:10.1136/pgmj.2004.020321
  • Review

Surgical correction of unilateral and bilateral facial palsy

  1. D H Harrison
  1. Correspondence to:
 MrD H Harrison
 Regional Plastic Surgery Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, London, UK; dhharrisonhotmail.com
  • Received 10 February 2004
  • Accepted 31 March 2004

Abstract

Unilateral and bilateral facial palsies are debilitating and depressing conditions for the patient. For the past 30 years attempts have been made to improve the reanimation of these patients. The ability to transfer axons over significant distances with nerve grafts and the transfer of muscle that can be revascularised by microvascular surgery greatly improves results of this surgery. The revascularisation of muscle has been the important step forward but the re-focusing of interest in this condition has brought about a number of peripheral advances.

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