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Single-stage Dynamic Reanimation of the Smile in Irreversible Facial Paralysis by Free Functional Muscle Transfer
Published on: March 1, 2015
Surgical management of the acromegalic face
J M Serra Payro1, J M Viñals Viñals, J A Palacin Porte
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bellvitge Medical and University Center, Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
We describe the planning and one-stage surgical correction of acromegalic facies. Patients with this condition may benefit from a relatively short treatment to solve both their aspect and their buccal functional problems. The aggressiveness of the surgical treatment, along with the characteristics of the disease, may make the permeability of the airway during the postoperative period problematic; therefore, we believe that temporary tracheostomy is indicated.

