Facial nerve repair

facial nerve laceration and its repair

conclusions complete rupture of the facial nerve is challenging and the treatment is surgery, which requires careful planning. introduction facial paralysis is a devastating condition with profound functional, aesthetic and psychosocial consequences. tumors within or outside the skull, bell’s palsy and trauma are the most common causes of facial paralysis in adults. case presentation our patien...

Facial Nerve Laceration and its Repair

INTRODUCTION Facial paralysis is a devastating condition with profound functional, aesthetic and psychosocial consequences. Tumors within or outside the skull, Bell's palsy and trauma are the most common causes of facial paralysis in adults. CASE PRESENTATION Our patient was a 35-year-old man with deep laceration wounds. The patient was taken to the operating room and the nerves were repaired...

Hydrogel sutureless facial nerve repair: pilot clinical investigation.

INTRODUCTION Facial nerve injury leads to significant disability and impairment in quality of life. Nerve repair is the best treatment for facial nerve injury. Suture neurorrhaphy under microscopic magnification has been considered the gold standard for repair, but this method can be technically challenging and time consuming. Furthermore, sutures are traumatic, leading to scar formation that c...

Facial Nerve Stimulation in Cochlear Implant Patients

Facial Paralysis after Trauma: A Simplified Method to Find and Repair the Facial Nerve

Copyright 2018 by Gurpinar B. This is an open-access article distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which allows to copy, redistribute, remix, transform, and reproduce in any medium or format, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited. cc Objective This study aims to identify the digastric nerve as an alternative to access the...