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Maxillofacial Surgery

Facial Nerve and Nasal Reconstruction (AO Based)

Built from AO Surgery Reference: CMF Trauma, Pediatric Trauma and Reconstruction (AO Foundation)

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3 sections · 103 slides

  1. 01

    Overview

    • Introduction
    • Scope of this seminar
    • Facial nerve: anatomy and evaluation
    • Anatomy of the facial nerve
    • Anatomy of the facial nerve
    • Landmarks for the facial nerve
    • Landmarks for the facial nerve
    • Objectives in the paralyzed face
    • Objectives in the paralyzed face
    • Corneal protection comes first
    • History: cause, duration and change
    • Examination of cranial nerves V and VII
    • Investigations in facial paralysis
    • Bell's palsy and congenital paralysis
    • Synkinesis: treatment options
    • Classification of facial paralysis
    • Reversible versus irreversible paralysis
    • AO treatment tree for facial paralysis
    • Reversible paralysis
    • Observation schedule after injury
    • Observation schedule after injury
    • Options in reversible paralysis
    • Options in reversible paralysis (cont.)
    • Options in reversible paralysis (continued)
    • Options in reversible paralysis (continued) (cont.)
    • Choosing the motor nerve source
    • Choosing the motor nerve source
    • Approaches for facial nerve exploration
    • Approaches for facial nerve exploration
    • Direct nerve repair: steps
    • Direct nerve repair: steps
    • Interpositional nerve grafting by level
    • Interpositional nerve grafting by level
    • Masseteric versus hypoglossal transfer
    • Masseteric versus hypoglossal transfer
    • Lower division: leave or reinnervate
    • Lower division: leave or reinnervate
    • Irreversible paralysis: eye complex
    • Options for the paralyzed eye complex
    • Options for the paralyzed eye complex (cont.)
    • Lateral tarsorrhaphy: steps
    • Lateral tarsorrhaphy: steps
    • Direct brow lift
    • Direct brow lift
    • Upper eyelid weight: steps
    • Upper eyelid weight: steps
    • Lateral strip canthopexy: steps
    • Lateral strip canthopexy: steps
    • Lower eyelid tendon sling: steps
    • Lower eyelid tendon sling: steps
    • Irreversible paralysis: midface and mouth
    • Options for the midface and mouth
    • Options for the midface and mouth (cont.)
    • Static suspension with tendons
    • Static suspension with tendons
    • Masseter muscle transposition
    • Masseter muscle transposition
    • Temporalis transfer: antidromic, orthodromic
    • Temporalis transfer: antidromic, orthodromic
    • Free gracilis transfer: steps
    • Free gracilis transfer: steps
    • Aftercare after midface procedures
    • Irreversible paralysis: lower lip
    • Options for the paralyzed lower lip
    • Options for the paralyzed lower lip (cont.)
    • Nose reconstruction: principles
    • AO categories of nasal defect
    • AO categories of nasal defect
    • Planning and principles of repair
    • The subunit principle
    • Cartilage grafts for nasal support
    • Cartilage grafts for nasal support
    • Small superficial nasal defects
    • Options for small superficial defects
    • Options for small superficial defects
    • One stage nasolabial flap: steps
    • One stage nasolabial flap: steps

    77 slides

  2. 02

    Large partial thickness nasal defects

    • Options for large partial thickness defects
    • Options for large partial thickness defects
    • Two stage versus three stage forehead flap
    • Two stage versus three stage forehead flap
    • Three stage forehead flap: sequence
    • Three stage forehead flap: sequence

    6 slides

  3. 03

    Full thickness nasal defects

    • Lining options for full thickness defects
    • Lining options for full thickness defects
    • Intranasal septal lining flaps
    • Intranasal septal lining flaps
    • Three stage folded forehead flap
    • Three stage folded forehead flap
    • Four stage flap with radial forearm lining
    • Four stage flap with radial forearm lining
    • Aftercare and revision of the nose
    • Aftercare and revision of the nose
    • Take-home messages
    • References (1 of 6)
    • References (2 of 6)
    • References (3 of 6)
    • References (4 of 6)
    • References (5 of 6)
    • References (6 of 6)
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