Functional outcomes assessment following free muscle transfer for dynamic reconstruction of facial paralysis: a literature review

Facial reanimation provides patients affected by chronic facial paralysis a chance to regain basic human functions such as emotional expression, verbal communication, and oral competence for eating and swallowing, but there is still no consensus as to the best way to measure surgical outcomes. We performed a literature review to investigate the different functional outcomes that surgeons use to evaluate facial function after reanimation surgery, focusing on outcomes other than facial expressions such as speech, oral competence, and patient quality of life/satisfaction.

Source: Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery - March 22, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Anson Dong, Kevin J. Zuo, Georgina Papadopoulos-Nydam, Jaret Olson, Gordon Wilkes, Jana Rieger Tags: Review Source Type: research