[Plastic operations in facial paralysis]

From 1972 to 1977 we operated on 40 patients with complete or incomplete facial palsy. There were only such cases in which a spontaneous or operative reinnervation could not be expected. Anamneses between appearance of the facial palsy and its operation was 11,8 years on an average. Different substitute operations for aesthetic and functional improvement were applied. Only a combination of different operation methods leaded to a satisfying result.