Facial nerve paralysis can result from a number of causes, including neoplasms, Bell’s palsy, infections, trauma, congenital conditions, and idiopathic processes. Both the medical and social consequences of facial nerve paralysis can be distressing for patients. The most significant ophthalmic consequence of facial nerve paralysis is loss of function of the orbicularis oculi muscle. The complet...

PURPOSE An asymmetric smile, caused by loss of function of the lip depressors, can be functionally and cosmetically debilitating. Although some surgeons report excellent results with muscle transfer to the lower lip, many facial reanimation surgeons find that dynamic techniques do not consistently address the lower lip. Our objectives were to retrospectively review our outcomes after treatment ...

OBJECTIVE A devastating sequela of facial paralysis is the inability to close the eye. The resulting loss of corneal protection can potentially lead to severe consequences. Eyelid weight placement, lower eyelid suspension, and brow ptosis correction are frequently performed to protect the eye. We sought to measure and report the change in quality of life (QOL) after surgical treatment of the pe...

1Department of Respiratory Diseases, Istanbul Bilim University Medical School, Turkey 2Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul Marmara University Medical School, Turkey 3Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul Bilim University Medical School, Turkey 4Department of Respiratory Diseases, Yedikule Teaching Hospital for Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

A typical presenting concern in general practitioners' offices, emergency rooms, otolaryngology, and neurology departments are facial nerve paralysis. Penetrating injury to the nerve, especially iatrogenic damage, is one of most frequent traumatic reasons The paralysis that results from blunt trauma crushes frequently appears as an incomplete or delayed affected part will determine how manifest...

BACKGROUND This paper discusses the various methods and the materials for the fabrication of active artificial facial muscles. The primary use for these will be the reanimation of paralysed or atrophied muscles in sufferers of non-recoverable unilateral facial paralysis. METHOD The prosthetic solution described in this paper is based on sensing muscle motion of the contralateral healthy muscl...

Hicran Karaoglan, Ata Nevzat Yalcin, Melike Cengiz, Atilla Ramazanoglu, Dilara Ogunc, Riza Hakan Erbay, Murat Yilmaz, Latife Mamikoglu Akdeniz University, Medicine Faculty, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Antalya, Turkey; Akdeniz University, Medicine Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Antalya, Turkey; Akdeniz University, Medicine Faculty, Departm...

ELIF ORAL AHISKALIOGLU1*, NAZIM DOGAN2, AHMET KIZILTUNC3, ALI AHISKALIOGLU2, AYSENUR SUMER COSKUN2, HUSNU KURSAD2, MEHMET AKSOY2 1Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Erzurum 2Ataturk University School of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Erzurum 3Ataturk University School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, ...

a Istanbul Aydın University, Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Anesthesiology, Istanbul, Turkey b University of Beykent, School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey c Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Trabzon, Turkey d Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Histolog...

Because the microcirculation has emerged as an important reanimation target, appropriate methods to monitor the microcirculatory function are crucial. Several teams have now succeeded in crossing this bridge from bench to bedside, but the choice of the tissues of interest remains a debate. The potential accessible vascular beds that doctors could use in reanimation strategies and the relationsh...