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New Treatment in Facial Nerve Palsy Caused by Sagittal Split Ramus Osteotomy of Mandible

  • Lee, Jin Hoon (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kyung Ah (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2016.12.15
  • Accepted : 2017.03.12
  • Published : 2017.03.20
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Abstract

A 25-years-old woman with mandibular prognathism underwent a mandibular setback by way of mandibular sagittal split ramus osteotomy (MSSRO). After 2 days of operation, she developed difficulty of closing her right eye. The blink reflex test and motor nerve conduction study of the right orbicularis oris muscle were revealed right facial neuropathy of unknown origin and House-Brackmann facial nerve grading system (HBFNGS) grade V. For treatment, we initially prescribed oral prednisolone and nimodipine including physical therapy. The samples consisted of 11 facial nerve palsy patients caused by MSSRO and were analysed about onset of facial nerve palsy, postoperative HBFNGS, final HBFNGS, treatment method and recovery time. At 10 weeks of treatment of nimodipine, she had completely regained normal function (HBFNGS grade I) of the right facial nerve. The clinical results lead to assume a fast recovery of facial nerve function by the nimodipine medication, whereas average time of recovery is 16.32 weeks in references. Despite of the limited one patient treated, the result was very promising with respect to a faster recovery of the facial nerve function. Considering the use of nimodipine treatment for peripheral facial nerve palsy following a surgical approach with an anatomically preserved nerve can be recommended.

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