Facial Nerve Grafting

Facial reanimation by transposition of the masseter muscle combined with tensor fascia lata, using the zygomatic arch as a pulley

“…Ipsilateral nerve graft or cross-face nerve grafting offers hope for satisfactory recovery of facial function [9][10][11][12]. However, the rate of axonal regrowth is roughly 1 mm/day after the suture line has been crossed [13], and postoperative radiation therapy would damage axonal regrowth.…”

Intracranial repair of the oculomotor nerve in cats*

“…In five cats the approximation of the nerve stumps was carried out with Aron Alpha® -a Japanese tissue adhesive -ostensibly a less necrotising ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate (Handa et al, 1969). Ten animals were treated with adequate lateral slit silicone cuffs around the nerve stumps for alignment, as described by Conley (1955Conley ( , 1961 and Cambell et al (1964). In the last series of five cats a glue was applied at the point of the nerve anastomosis.…”

The surgical treatment of extratemporal facial paralysis: An overview

“…However, this figure was not sufficiently high to justify nonrepair in view of the excellent results achieved with facialnerve grafting. 8 Contralateral innervation has been demonstrated by electrical testing in approximately 45% of individua1s;'j it occurs primarily in the regions of the mentum and the orbicularis oris and oculi, where there is bilateral circular anatomy of the muscle groups. Recent studies by Nishimura and associa t e~~~ have demonstrated that in normal subjects, the facial nerve extends several centimeters beyond the midline, thus representing a possible source of contralateral facial-nerve regeneration.…”