. 2022 Jan 21;13(3):495–499. doi: 10.1007/s13193-022-01500-2

Table 1.

Faial nerve complications in both groups assessed by House-Brackmann grading

Day	FNM	WFNM
Day 1	Facial palsy	No facial palsy	Facial palsy	No facial palsy
5/30 (16.6%) Marginal mandibular palsy 4/30 (13.3%) Gr I-3 Gr II-1 Gr III-0 Gr IV-1	25/30 (83%)	20/50 (40%) Marginal mandibular palsy 15/50 (30%) Gr I-10 Gr I-5 Gr III-3 Gr IV-2	35/50 (70%)
Day 90	1/30	29/30 (96%)	4/50 (8%) Gr III-3 Gr IV-1	46/50 (92%)

Day

FNM

WFNM

Day 1

Facial palsy

No facial palsy

Facial palsy

No facial palsy

5/30 (16.6%)

Marginal mandibular palsy 4/30 (13.3%)

Gr I-3

Gr II-1

Gr III-0

Gr IV-1

25/30 (83%)

20/50 (40%)

Marginal mandibular palsy 15/50 (30%)

Gr I-10

Gr I-5

Gr III-3

Gr IV-2

35/50 (70%)

Day 90

1/30

29/30 (96%)

4/50 (8%)

Gr III-3

Gr IV-1

46/50 (92%)