Current status and assessments of reanimation for facial palsy after resection of parotid gland carcinoma
Reanimation for facial palsy after resection of parotid gland carcinomas has been one of the most important issues for improving the quality of life of the patients. In the present article, we describe the current status of facial reconstructive surgeries after resection of parotid gland carcinomas....
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Veröffentlicht in: | Toukeibu Gan 2009/10/25, Vol.35(3), pp.213-216 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Reanimation for facial palsy after resection of parotid gland carcinomas has been one of the most important issues for improving the quality of life of the patients. In the present article, we describe the current status of facial reconstructive surgeries after resection of parotid gland carcinomas. According to a nationwide questionnaire survey on facial reconstructive surgeries after resection of parotid gland carcinomas, primary reconstruction at the time of resection of the tumor is the basic policy in most institutions and plastic surgeons are involved in the facial reconstructive surgeries in 60% of the institutions. These results suggest that plastic surgeons play an important role in the reanimation for facial palsy after resection of parotid gland carcinomas including secondary plastic surgeries. We also discuss the methods for post-operative assessments of facial reconstructive surgery and show applications of the Sunnybrook facial grading system. Both head and neck surgeons and plastic surgeons should use a common method for post-operative assessments. |
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ISSN: | 1349-5747 1881-8382 |
DOI: | 10.5981/jjhnc.35.213 |