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Glossary Procedure

Facial reanimation

Polski: Reanimacja mięśniowa twarzy Czytaj po polsku →

Surgical restoration of voluntary facial movement — particularly the smile — in patients with long-standing facial paralysis. Free gracilis muscle transfer with motor nerve reinnervation is the dominant technique.

Articles mentioning this term

  1. Free tissue transfer: principles, applications, and current practice

    Conceptual overview of free flap surgery — what a free flap is, where the technique came from, the workhorse flaps, outcomes, and current directions.