Main description:

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the surgical techniques available in reconstruction of the paralyzed face. It is divided into six parts. The first part introduces the topic of facial palsy, and the following parts provide detailed information on facial nerve reconstruction techniques, management of eye closure and smile reanimation. The book highlights symmetrization techniques and synkinesis and presents innovations and new frontiers in facial palsy.Written by an international group of experts who are committed to maintaining high standards and service in treating this condition and improving outcomes, it is a valuable source of information for clinicians and practitioners in plastic and reconstructive surgery, neurosurgeons and oral-and-maxillofacial surgeons, but also useful for researchers in this field.

Contents:

Facial Palsy 1. -Facial Paralysis: Etiology, Diagnosis, Medical Treatment Jonsson (Sweden)

2. -Documentation and Grading Systems in Facial Palsy Placheta/Tzou (Austria)

3. -Pre and Post op Rehabilitation Roka/ Schuhfried (Austria)

4. Electrodiagnostic and EMG Schuhfried (Austria)

Facial Nerve Reconstruction

1. Relevant Anatomy in Facial Nerve Reconstruction Rozen (USA)

2. Facial Nerve Reconstruction in Oncological Patients Rodriguez (Sweden)

3. Facial Nerve Defect - Nerve Transplantation Pona / Schwaiger / Tzou

Smile Reanimation

1. Facial Reanimation with Free Muscle /Masseter Nerve Eisenhardt (Germany)

2. Facial Reanimation with Free Muscle/ CFNG Borschel (Canada)

3. Facial Reanimation with Free Muscle/ Spinal Accessory Nerve Chuang (Taiwan)

4. Dual Innervation of Free Muscle Transfer with Masseter and CFNG Alexander Cardenas ( Chief plastic Surgery, Hospital Gea Gonzalez, Mexico)

5. Minimal approach and Endoscopic assisted Insetting of FMT Michael Klebuc (USA)

6. Temporalis Muscle Transfer for Smile Reanimation Daniel Labee (France)

7. Free Muscle Transfer in Partial Facial Palsy Eyal Gur (Israel)

8. Simoultaneous Use of Static Support and Free Muscle Transfer Rozen / Stefania Tuinder ( Netherlands)

9. One-stage Latissimus Dorsi Muscle transfer for facial reanimation -- Comparison between single and dual innervation TAKUSHIMA, Akihiko (Tokyo)

Management of Eye Closure and Ectropion

1. Dynamic Eye Closure Reanimation / Cantopexy and Tarsorrphaphie Frey / Tzou

2. Oculoplastic Technique Gold Weigth Implant for Eye Closure Hontanilla ( Spain)

Symetrization Techniques and Synkinesis

1. Facial Aesthetics in Facial Palsy, Gracilis under SMAS OH (Asan Medical Center, Seoul)

2. Reconstructing facial contour deformities using stereoscopic thoracodorsal artery perforator adipofascial flaps Mun (Samsung Medical Center, Seoul)

3. Contralateral Myectomies and Neurectomies David Jensson (Sweden)

4. Management of Synkinesis Placheta (Austria)

5. Botox Therapies Per Hedin (Sweden)

Innovations and New Frontiers in Facial Palsy

1. Pronator Quadratus Tzou / Rodriguez

2. sp; tzou 3. Frontiers Rodriguez / Tzou