Permanent facial paralysis: surgical correction with Labbe’s technique

Authors

  • Rubén Yangali Servicio de Otorrinolaringología y Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello. Hospital Central de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú. Lima, Perú.
  • Alex Neme Servicio de Urgencias. Hospital La Mancha Centro. Ciudad Real, España.
  • Kattia Moreno Research Assistant Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. University Of Cincinnati. Ohio, USA.
  • Jerson Cuadros Centro de Terapia Física y Rehabilitación (CETEFI). Arequipa, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v69i4.1117

Keywords:

Facial paralysis, facial nerve, surgery, temporal muscle.

Abstract

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.

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Published

2008-12-31

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Vol. 69 No. 4 (2008)

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Artículos de Revisión

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Copyright (c) 2008 Rubén Yangali, Alex Neme, Kattia Moreno, Jerson Cuadros

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Yangali R, Neme A, Moreno K, Cuadros J. Permanent facial paralysis: surgical correction with Labbe’s technique. An Fac med [Internet]. 2008 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 1];69(4):267-71. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1117