Table 1. Demographic and clinical details.
| n | % | Mean | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 16 | 100 | ||
| Male gender | 11 | 69 | ||
| Side of paralysis: right | 8 | 50 | ||
| Age at insult/nerve repair (y) | 44.6 | 0.7–81 | ||
| Over 50 years old at nerve repair | 7 | 44 | ||
| Smoking a | 1 | 6 | ||
| Etiology of paralysis | ||||
| Head and neck oncologic surgery | 12 | 69 | ||
| Parotidectomy b | 7 | 44 | ||
| Acoustic schwannoma c | 2 | 12 | ||
| Mastoidectomy | 1 | 6 | ||
| Mandibulectomy d | 1 | 6 | ||
| Resection of lymphangioma | 1 | 6 | ||
| Facial trauma | 3 | 19 | ||
| Facelift | 1 | 6 | ||
| Indication for head and neck surgery | ||||
| Pleomorphic adenoma of parotid gland | 2 | |||
| Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of parotid gland | 2 | |||
| Schwannoma | 2 | |||
| Undetermined parotid malignancy | 1 | |||
| Merkel cell carcinoma | 1 | |||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 1 | |||
| Lymphangioma | 1 | |||
| Osteoradionecrosis of mandible | 1 | |||
| Cholesteatoma | 1 | |||
| Facial paralysis a | ||||
| Complete | 8 | 53 | ||
| Incomplete | 7 | 47 | ||
| Previous head and neck radiotherapy a | 3 | 20 | ||
a
Data available for 15 patients.
b
Five radical parotidectomies, one total parotidectomy, and one superficial parotidectomy.
c
1 microsurgical resection, 1 microsurgical resection with superficial parotidectomy.
d
Extended hemimandibullectomy.