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. 2022 Oct 18;51:39. doi: 10.1186/s40463-022-00591-9

Table 4.

Facial reanimation surgery

Patient Reanimation surgery No of reanimation surgeries Upper face Lower face Final result at last follow-up
(modified House-Brackmann Grade)
Eyebrow Eye Nasolabial fold Oral Whole face Synkinesis Grade
1 Concurrent 2

Gold weight insertion

Brow lift

Lower lid sling

Static sling

Lower lip wedge resection

4 2 4 4 3 1 IV
2 Concurrent 1 Facial nerve interposition cable graft

Gracilis free tissue transfer

Additional dynamic suspension using temporalis muscle

3 3 1 1 2 0 III
3 Stage 1 Gold weight insertion Static sling 4 4 4 4 4 0 V
4 Concurrent 3 Gold weight insertion, Lower lid sling Gracilis free tissue transfer 4 2 1 1 2 0 III
5 Stage 2 Gold weight insertion Orthodromic temporalis muscle transfer 4 1 3 3 3 0 III
6 None 0 Refuse Refuse N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
7 Stage 1 Gold weight insertion, Lower lid sling* Static sling* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
8 None 0 Refuse Refuse N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
9 Stage 1 Gold weight insertion * Static sling* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

*Surgery was performed at another hospital