Early Masseter to Facial Nerve Transfer May Improve Smile Excursion in Facial Paralysis

Background:. Masseter-to-facial nerve transfer has been shown to be an effective and safe treatment option in patients with acute and subacute facial palsy. The present article aims to characterize whether there is a benefit in early nerve transfers while minimizing other confounding variables; we p...

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Main Authors: Shuhao Zhang, MD, Austin Hembd, MD, Christina W. Ching, MD, Philip Tolley, MS, Shai M. Rozen, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-11-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002023