Static Technique of Facial Reanimation: Review of Literature
Abstract
Facial palsy and its complications are quit catastrophic. It affects the structural, functional and emotional aspects of an individual. The primary management of facial palsy should be supportive with surgery being always the second choice. Surgical management of facial palsy is challenging for the surgeons and to the patients. In this article, various surgical aspects of management of facial palsy with special emphasis on static technique of reanimation is discussed. Static facial reanimation is easy to perform and also it can be addressed to all the facial zones. Salient features of all the variety of static reanimation like fascial sling, brow correction, eye lid weight placement are described.
How to cite this article:
Sahoo AK. Static Technique of Facial Reanimation: Review of Literature. J Adv Res Med 2020; 7(3): 13-15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2349.7181.202013
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