Surgical Rehabilitation of a Lesion of the UpperBranch of the Facial Nerve

Czech version

Authors: K. Zborayová; S. Krempaská; T. Juhás; J. Kovaľ
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika ORL a foniatrie FNsP a LF UPJŠ, Košice, prednosta doc. MUDr. J. Kovaľ, CSc. Očná klinika FNsP a LF UPJŠ, Košice, prednosta doc. MUDr. T. Juhás, CSc.
Published in: Otorinolaryngol Foniatr, , 2002, No. 1, pp. 46-49.
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Overview

The authors discuss the problem of rehabilitation of a lesion of the upper branch ofthe facial nerve. They describe the technique - implantation of a golden weight into the upper lid -which they used in 12 patients. They emphasize the importance of oculoplastic surgery whicheventually should become an integral part of contemporary treatment of facial nerve pareses.

Key words:
paresis of nerve VII, surgical rehabilitation, implantation of a golden weight.

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