Facial Nerve Retaining & Therapy

Facial Paralysis Institute

Facial paralysis can be caused by many other things, for instance a vehicle collision resulting in trauma to the head and face. The Medical center doctor’s first line of duty is to keep you alive, and in a situation like this they often do not have the time or skill for micro-surgery. This is just one of many thousands of traumas that can impair the patient. In instances like this and others, facial paralysis may occur. However, if caught soon enough micro-surgery can bring the nerve back into play keeping the nerve alive. The sooner micro-surgery procedures can be ordered, the better off the patient, and the nerve itself.

Patient’s who have developed facial paralysis secondary to tumor resection, trauma or facelift procedures should undergo immediate nerve repair. The nerve repair should be ideally performed as soon as possible within a three week window. Some studies have shown that nerve repairs can be performed as long as 6 months after injury. This gives the patients the best possible chance for recovery of facial function. If the nerves cannot be sewn together without significant tension, a nerve graft should be utilized. Nerve grafts can be taken from the neck region, arm or lower leg (sural nerve). High magnification microscopes are utilized in order to perform the best possible nerve repair, also known as neurorrhaphy.

Summary

It is hard to believe that not long ago broken arms were severed so the patient wouldn’t die. Less than fifty years ago micro surgery was only dreamed of, micro facial surgery is important to the lives of victims and patients everyday. As time has gone on, things have gotten better and children and adults have benefited from these medical advances.

However, not every surgeon is qualified to perform such surgeries. Scarring is a major issue with most surgeons, they do their best to keep it to a minimum. A plastic surgeon has another agenda, to recreate the face and make a scar as small as possible and hide those they cannot.

Reanimating, or reconnecting something as small as a nerve, takes highly trained micro surgeons. These surgeons spend most of their lives getting to the point of being the best in their field. The Facial Paralysis Institute, under the direction of Dr Babak Azizzadeh has the surgeons and the training to get you back to the health you deserve.

Facial paralysis can be caused by many things, for instance a vehicle collision resulting in trauma to the head and face. The Medical center doctor’s first line of duty is to keep you alive, and in a situation like this they often do not have the time or skill to perform micro-surgery. This is just one of many thousands of traumas that can impair the patient. In instances like this and others, facial paralysis may occur. However, if caught soon enough micro-surgery can bring the nerve back into play keeping the nerve alive. The sooner micro-surgery procedures can be ordered, the better off the patient, and the nerve itself.

Patient’s who have developed facial paralysis secondary to tumor resection, trauma or facelift procedures should undergo immediate nerve repair. The nerve repair should be ideally performed as soon as possible within a three week window. Some studies have shown that nerve repairs can be performed as long as 6 months after injury. This gives the patients the best possible chance for recovery of facial function. If the nerves cannot be sewn together without significant tension, a nerve graft should be utilized. Nerve grafts can be taken from the neck region, arm or lower leg (sural nerve). High magnification microscopes are utilized in order to perform the best possible nerve repair, also known as neurorrhaphy.