by Ashley Eikenberry | Jul 6, 2018 | Viewpoints
Timing of pediatric reanimation? When is the best age to consider facial reanimation in non-progressive congenital facial palsy? Many centers will perform facial reanimation by free muscle transfer in children at an early age (eg. 4 years). Is this the ideal age? The...
by Ashley Eikenberry | Jul 6, 2018 | Viewpoints
Electro-stimulation versus facial therapy alone for management of facial palsy.A recent update to the Cochrane review{Teixeira:2011hm} concluded: “there is insufficient evidence to decide whether electrical stimulation works, to identify risks of these treatments or...
by Ashley Eikenberry | Jul 6, 2018 | Viewpoints
Cross face nerve graft versus ipsilateral cranial nerve transfer to power free muscle transfer: what do you think? Traditional donor nerves have included the contralateral facial nerve (CFNG), hypoglossal nerve, spinal accessory nerve and motor nerve to masseter. When...
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