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A 46-year-old woman with complete left facial palsy underwent facial reanimation through functional gracilis muscle transfer. (A) The masseter nerve on the affected side was used as the donor nerve. (B) A clinical photograph of the patient smiling before surgery. (C) Six months after surgery, movement of the transplanted gracilis muscle was observed during mastication, and relatively rapid nerve reconnection was noted.
