Permanent facial paralysis: surgical correction with Labbe’s technique

Facial paralysis causes a large aesthetic and functional defect. Different surgical techniques may be used to repair this defect. Some of them have focused in structural and physiological aspects. We consider that temporalis lengthening myoplasty is currently the most important technique for permane...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Yangali, Rubén, Neme, Alex, Moreno, Kattia, Cuadros, Jerson
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/1117
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1117
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Parálisis facial
nervio facial
cirugía
músculo temporal
Facial paralysis
facial nerve
surgery
temporal muscle.
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Sumario:Facial paralysis causes a large aesthetic and functional defect. Different surgical techniques may be used to repair this defect. Some of them have focused in structural and physiological aspects. We consider that temporalis lengthening myoplasty is currently the most important technique for permanent facial paralysis repair.