Advances in Facial Reanimation

Vusala Snyder; Ariel S Frost; Peter J Ciolek

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2023.02.020

Advances in Facial Reanimation

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2023 Jun;56(3):599-609. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.02.020. Epub 2023 Mar 30.

Authors

Vusala Snyder¹, Ariel S Frost², Peter J Ciolek²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, 203 Lothrop Street Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: snyderv3@upmc.edu.
² Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue A71, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.

PMID: 37003859
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.02.020

Abstract

Facial nerve paralysis is a debilitating clinical entity that presents as a complete or incomplete loss of facial nerve function. The etiology of facial nerve palsy and sequelae varies tremendously. The most common cause of facial paralysis is Bell's palsy, followed by malignant or benign tumors, iatrogenic insults, trauma, virus-associated paralysis, and congenital etiologies.

Keywords: Cross-facial nerve graft; Facial paralysis; Midface; Nerve transfer.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bell Palsy* / complications
Facial Nerve / surgery
Facial Paralysis* / etiology
Facial Paralysis* / surgery
Humans