Facial Paralysis ; complications ; Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis ; complications ; Humans ; Male ; Young Adult

PURPOSE: It is difficult to objectively evaluate the outcomes of plastic surgical procedures. The combination of aesthetic and medical factors makes outcome quantification difficult. In this study, fracture reduction accuracy was objectively evaluated in patients with zygomatic complex fractures. Patients satisfaction with the accuracy was also examined. In addition, the patients' overall satisfaction and discomfort due to complications were analyzed. METHODS: Eighty-five patients who had surgeries via bicoronal incision for zygomatic complex fracture from March 2006 to December 2009 were included in this study. Two plastic surgeons evaluated the accuracy of the fracture reduction with postoperative computed tomography. A survey questionnaire was administered to evaluate the patients' overall satisfaction and the impact of symptoms associated with the procedure on the patients' daily lives. RESULTS: The overall patient satisfaction rate was 82.1 +/- 10.9% (range, 45~100%). The level of deformation was 6.7 +/- 10.9%, the levels of discomfort in daily life due to pain, paresthesia, scar, and facial palsy were 8.5 +/- 13.2%, 5.8 +/- 8.9%, 4.4 +/- 9.9%, and 1.9 +/- 9.2%, respectively. According to the visual analogue scale, paresthesia was found to be the most frequent symptom (43.5%), and pain was the most troublesome symptom. CONCLUSION: The use of bicoronal incision for treating zygomatic complex fractures can cause various complications due to wide incision and dissection. However, this technique can provide optimized reduction and rigid fixation. Most of these postoperative complications can cause significant discomfort in the patient. It is thought that the use of correct surgical technique and the accurate knowledge of craniofacial anatomy will result in a reduction of complications and significantly increase patient satisfaction.
Cicatrix ; Facial Paralysis ; Humans ; Paresthesia ; Patient Satisfaction ; Postoperative Complications ; Questionnaires

Hoarseness ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Humans ; Vocal Cord Paralysis ; complications ; diagnosis

OBJECTIVETo raise some problems in the literature of acupuncture and moxibustion for treatment of peripheral facial paralysis and improving suggestions.

METHODSThe CHKD system was used to search out 817 papers of acupuncture for treatment of peripheral facial paralysist, which were reviewed, organized and summarized.

RESULTSIn the literature of acupuncture for treatment of peripheral facial paralysis, insufficient understanding in the relative information of clinical data, naming of intractable facial paralysis, differentiation between of the sequelae and complications, the criteria or cproblems in the literature and so on were found.

CONCLUSIONThere are some common and representative problems in these papers of acupuncture for treatment of peripheral facial paralysis, which may result in incorrect opinion about the theory and clinical study of acupuncture for treatment of peripheral facial paralysis. Sufficiently considering and resolving the above problems can not only improve the quality of the papers on acupuncture for treatment of peripheral facial paralysis as a whole, but also have active influence on both treatment and diagnosis of this disease.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate retrospectively the surgical results and complications in the patients with unilateral superior oblique palsy using superior oblique plication(SO plication) only or SO plication combined with inferior oblique weakening. Among 22 patients with unilateral superior oblique palsy, there were 13 patients(59.1%) in type III, 5 patients(22.7%) in type IV, 2 patients(9.1%) in type II and 2 patients(9.1%) in type V according to Knapps classification. The mean amount of hypertropia was 18 prism diopters(PD) and 18 of 22 patients(81.8%) showed abnormal head posture(AHP). Nineteen patients (86.4%) showed horizontal strabismus and exotropia was most common. The methods of oblique and vertical rectus operation were SO plication, SO plication combined with inferior oblique weakening, combined with resection of inferior rectus, and combined with recession of contralateral inferior rectus, inferior oblique weakening, and superior rectus weakening. We performed corrective surgery on the patients with horizontal deviation more than 14 PD. Postoperatively the mean amount of hypertropia was 2.6PD. In 7 patients with superior oblique plication only the mean amount of correction in plication was 8.4PD, and hypertropia was corrected 1.2PD per mm. Thirteen of 18 patients(72.2%) with AHP and 15 of 19 patients (78.9%) with horizontal strabismus were corrected after operation. Postoperative complications were residual hypertropia in 7 patients(31.8%) and Brown syndrome in one. We conclude that plication of the superior oblique may be one of the effective procedures for correction of superior oblique palsy and possible its complications may be postoperative undercorrection and Brown syndrom.
Classification ; Exotropia ; Head ; Humans ; Paralysis ; Postoperative Complications ; Retrospective Studies ; Strabismus

Dysarthria ; etiology ; Encephalitis, Viral ; complications ; Facial Paralysis ; etiology ; Humans ; Syndrome

Child ; Facial Paralysis ; etiology ; Humans ; Male ; Wounds and Injuries ; complications

Goldenhar's Syndrome (oculo-auriculo-vertebral dysplasia) is a wide spectrum of congenital anomalies that involves structures arising from the first and second branchial arches. In this report, a case of a male infant, with the features of hemi facial microsomia, anotia, vertebral anomalies, congenital facial nerve palsy and lagophthalmos is described. Although the syndrome itself is not uncommon, the presence of congenital facial nerve palsy, which has been reported in rare cases, prompted this case report.
*Facial Nerve ; Facial Paralysis/*complications/congenital ; Goldenhar Syndrome/*complications ; Human ; Infant ; Male ; Scoliosis/complications/congenital/radiography

Abscess ; complications ; Bacterial Infections ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Paralysis ; complications ; Proctitis ; complications

Adenocarcinoma, Papillary ; complications ; Adult ; Ear Neoplasms ; complications ; Endolymphatic Sac ; pathology ; Facial Paralysis ; etiology ; Humans ; Male