Fig. 3.

A 41-year-old woman underwent facial reanimation surgery due to complete right-sided facial paralysis caused by Bell,s palsy. The gracilis muscle is most commonly utilized as a functional muscle donor. (A) Image depicting the harvesting of a gracilis muscle flap from the left inner thigh, with the obturator nerve (indicated by the yellow arrow) and the vascular pedicle (highlighted by the blue arrow) visible. (B) Harvested functional gracilis muscle. (C) Inset of the gracilis muscle on the paralyzed side.