Outcomes Following Temporalis Tendon Transfer in Irradiated Patients

Abstract

Facial paralysis has enormous implications that have an impact on daily routines and quality of life. From a functional standpoint, facial paralysis results in paralytic lagophthalmos, ectropion, epiphora, ipsilateral nasal obstruction, and oral incompetence. Even more debilitating is the loss of facial symmetry and emotive expression, which are so integral to daily human communication and interaction. Over the past 4 decades, considerable progress has been made in the surgical interventions for facial paralysis, and we are now able to reliably protect the eye and reanimate the face.