Evaluation and Management of Facial Nerve Paralysis

Authors

Ryan N. Heffelfinger, MD, FACS, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Stacey F. Baer, MS, OTR/L, CLT, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

11-18-2022

Comments

Presentation: 59:22

Abstract

Outline

Facial Paralysis Defined

Facial Nerve Rehabilitation

Static Options for Management of Facial Thirds

Dynamic reanimation - "the reanimation ladder"
- Cable and interposition grafts
- Nerve transfers 5-7, 12-7
- Temporalis Tendon Transfer (TTT)
- Gracilis

Synkinesis
- Botox
- Selective Neurolysis

Recommended Citation

Heffelfinger, MD, FACS, Ryan N. and Baer, MS, OTR/L, CLT, Stacey F., "Evaluation and Management of Facial Nerve Paralysis" (2022). Department of Neurosurgery Presentations and Grand Rounds. Presentation 12.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/neurosurgerygr/12

Language

English