Synkinetic Unilateral Lower Lip Palsy: Diagnosis and Technical Considerations for Facial Reanimation

Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med. 2021 Jul-Aug;23(4):309-311. doi: 10.1089/fpsam.2020.0462. Epub 2020 Dec 9.

Abstract

Importance: There are no universally adopted surgical techniques to treat depressor labii inferioris (DLI) dysfunction in patients with postfacial paralysis synkinesis. We describe a novel description of this disorder and technical surgical considerations for reanimation. Objective: To describe a new classification for DLI dysfunction and a surgical option to restore a natural appearing full dentition smile. Design: Surgical pearls-description of novel surgical technique. Setting: A private practice. Participants: Patients who underwent the operation.

Publication types

  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Facial Muscles / innervation
  • Facial Muscles / physiopathology
  • Facial Muscles / surgery
  • Facial Nerve / physiopathology
  • Facial Nerve / surgery*
  • Facial Paralysis / complications
  • Facial Paralysis / diagnosis*
  • Facial Paralysis / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Lip* / physiopathology
  • Lip* / surgery
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
  • Smiling
  • Synkinesis / diagnosis*
  • Synkinesis / etiology
  • Synkinesis / surgery*