Tag: segmental free functional muscle transfer

Stage 1 – Cross-Facial Nerve Grafting for Smile

Facial paralysis causes significant morbidity and dynamic reconstruction aims to address functional, aesthetic, and psychological aspects of the impairment. Cross-facial nerve grafting is a reconstructive strategy used to restore smile function and eye closure in both acute and chronic unilateral injury. In an acute injury, nerve grafting provides regenerating fibers from the donor nerve on […]

Segmental Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Smile in a Case of Möbius Syndrome

Disclosure: No authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this production or publication. Facial paralysis causes significant morbidity and dynamic reconstruction aims to address functional, aesthetic, and psychological aspects of the impairment. Segmental gracilis muscle transfer is a reconstructive strategy used to restore smile function in a […]