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A Comparative Study of Platysmal Myoneurectomy With Variations of Selective Neurectomies in Post-Facial Palsy Synkinesis.
Synkinesis is a distressing sequela of facial palsy. The main treatment for this condition has been Botulinum toxin injections. However, more recently, selective neurolysis/neurectomies have shown promise, with some variations in practice e…
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Comparative Study of Multimodal Therapy in Facial Palsy Patients.
In chronic facial palsy, synkinetic muscle overactivity and shortening causes muscle stiffness resulting in reduced movement and functional activity. This article studies the role of multimodal therapy in improving outcomes. Seventy-five…
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Paradoxical Frontalis Activation: An Underrecognized Consequence of Facial Palsy.
[BACKGROUND] Aberrant reinnervation and synkinesis are common and debilitating after facial palsy. Paradoxical frontalis activation can antagonize eye closure and increase the risk of corneal damage. If recognized, judicious botulinum toxin…
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The effect of template-based sequential (TBS) coding on an NHS plastic surgical practice.
[INTRODUCTION] Clinical coding is often a mystery to us surgeons, but in actuality, it has a huge bearing on the financial sustainability of our services. Given the rapid innovations in plastic surgical procedures, clinical coders often str…
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An objective assessment of botulinum toxin type A injection in the treatment of post-facial palsy synkinesis and hyperkinesis using the synkinesis assessment questionnaire.
This study aimed to provide reliable and valid evidence that botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) is a successful treatment for facial synkinesis in facial palsy by using the synkinesis assessment questionnaire (SAQ) tool. Fifty-one patients comp…
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Cutaneous cooling to manage botulinum toxin injection-associated pain in patients with facial palsy: A randomised controlled trial.
[INTRODUCTION] Botulinum toxin injections are an effective, well-established treatment to manage synkinesis secondary to chronic facial palsy, but they entail painful injections at multiple sites on the face up to four times per year. Cutan…