Smile Outcomes When Using Masseteric Nerve-based Nerve Transfers versus Direct Muscle Neurotization in Facial Palsy Patients

Smile Outcomes When Using Masseteric Nerve-based Nerve Transfers versus Direct Muscle Neurotization in Facial Palsy Patients

Background:. When dealing with a weak smile, nerve transfer is a viable strategy. We evaluated outcomes of masseteric nerve to facial nerve transfers and compared them with direct muscle neurotization (DMN). Methods:. In a retrospective cohort study of 20 patients (n = 20), we compared nerve transfe...

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Main Authors: Ankur Khajuria, MRCS, MSc (Oxon.), PhD, Charles Nduka, MA(Oxon), MD, FRCS(Plast), Catriona Neville, BSc, Francesca Ruccia, MD, Isao Koshima, MD, PhD, Ruben Y. Kannan, PhD, FRCS(Plast)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2023-04-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004939

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