Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5640128 | Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery | 2017 | 29 Pages |
Abstract
Facial animation with gracilis muscle transplant re-innervated with masseteric nerve is a safe and reliable procedure in selected unilateral facial palsy patients. Results reported here confirm that surgery mainly improves the functional aspects of a patient's daily life quality, while the impact on social interactions and self-perception is less significant. The comparison of these results with those obtained in patients treated with gracilis muscle transplant re-innervated via contralateral facial nerve suggests that spontaneity is probably highly relevant to improve social aspects of QOL in this subset of patients.
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Authors
B. Bianchi, A. Ferri, V. Poddi, M. Bergonzani, G. Pedrazzi, S. Ferrari, E. Sesenna,