Gender-Specific Evaluation Following McLaughlin’s Dynamic Muscle Support for Irreversible Facial Paralysis

Failure of the mimic muscles as a cause facial nerve paralysis may result in significant asymmetry, which can be addressed by surgical reanimation procedures. Among those, temporalis muscle transfer advocated McLaughlin is single-stage technique for dynamic mouth. Despite increasing research directed at women’s health, gender-specific differences this have not yet been addressed. Thus, we retrospectively reviewed medical records patients who underwent operation between 2001 and 2021 concerning postoperative outcome. In total, 28 women 17 men were included. The two cohorts statistically comparable with respect to etiological characteristics such age, duration etiology paralysis, preoperative degree symptoms. After median follow up 15 months, restoration smiling elevation oral commissure was more often achieved among than men. A difference, however, could only shown latter. Resting symmetry restored about 50% both genders. There no complications or reoperations. McLaughlin’s support effectively re-establishes ability smile genders, albeit tend likely achieve desired results.