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Selective nerve cutting (neurectomy) and muscle cutting (myectomy): If recovery from facial drooping leads to some facial muscles being overactive, doctors can do a surgery to selectively cut the ...

Facial nerve injury can cause paralysis on the affected side of the face, leading to functional and cosmetic impairments. For patients with this condition, nerve transfer surgery is recommended to ...

Nonsurgical options for treatment including chemodenervation and/or facial nerve rehabilitation complete with access to a licensed therapist onsite. A wide range of surgical treatment options ...

Nicole Serna-Gonzalez, an 11-year-old girl from Virginia, was diagnosed at birth with unilateral facial paralysis. The condition made it impossible for her to move the right side of her face ...

Facial nerve palsy arises due to damage to the seventh cranial nerve. This damage may be due to injury, inflammation, infection, trauma or tumors. The resulting clinical presentation is drooping ...

In the field of reconstructive surgery, free functional muscle transfer (FFMT) is a transformative procedure that restores movement for patients with facial paralysis. Surgeon Robert Texeira, MD, ...

Gabriel Pascal, a 43-year-old optometrist from Nigeria, receives life-changing facial reanimation surgery in Bengaluru after suffering from facial nerve paralysis, allowing him to smile and ...

Girl undergoes life-changing surgery that allows her to smile Nicole Serna-Gonzalez, 11, was born with unilateral congenital facial paralysis on the right side of her face.

The girl suffered from congenital paralysis of the facial nerve on one side, which caused facial asymmetry and her inability to perform basic actions, such as smiling or closing an eye.

For patients undergoing nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy, Botox injections can improve facial symmetry by reducing overactivity of the muscles on the unaffected side, suggests a study in ...

Two-day workshop on surgical management of facial paralysis for healthcare professionals and students in Chennai by THANC Hospital.