Blink Restoration in Long-standing Facial Paralysis: Use of Free Neurovascular Platysma Transfer
Background:. Since 2004, microneurovascular platysma transfer has been used for dynamic eye closure in long-standing facial palsy. The idea was initially presented by Lee and Terzis in 1984 but abandoned owing to its transfer difficulty. This muscle transfer allows forceful closure and blink restora...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001939 |