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Archive => Archives => Topic started by: jillian on July 18, 2005, 03:25:04 pm
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If you had facial paralysis, post AN surgery, has anyone tried plastic surgery? If so what kind? What results?
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Jillian: I have had many plastic surgeries to "fix" my face after removal of an. I had a 7-12 nerve annastomosis, a fascia sling, nerve grafting and muscle transfer as well as facial physio. Speak to your surgeon and get referred to a plastic sergeon. Here in Canada this was all covered by O.H.I.P. but in the U.S. you may find you have a great cost involved. Kathleen
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Surgeons are telling me to get "reinnervation" to graft my tongue to my non-working facial nerve.
95% success rate but for only 50% funtionality (blink and polite smile). That ain't happenin'!
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I am having the surgery done in August. After living with full left sided facial paralysis for a year, then finding out my face is not going to regenerate on its own. I have decided to have the surgery. I don't like the way I look and I think it will help my self-esteem that has been missing since I looked in the mirror the first time after surgery.
Denise
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Hey Denise--that's great! Sounds like you are the next one in line we get to shower with affection and gifts! Bravo, girl!
Capt Deb 8)
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Thanks, Deb ;D ;D ;D ;D
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We wish you all things good and wonderful. Please let us know the date of surgery so we can all keep you in our thoughts that day!!!
Raydean
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Jillian: I have had many plastic surgeries to "fix" my face after removal of an. I had a 7-12 nerve annastomosis, a fascia sling, nerve grafting and muscle transfer as well as facial physio. Speak to your surgeon and get referred to a plastic sergeon. Here in Canada this was all covered by O.H.I.P. but in the U.S. you may find you have a great cost involved. Kathleen
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Jillian: I have had many plastic surgeries to "fix" my face after removal of an. I had a 7-12 nerve annastomosis, a fascia sling, nerve grafting and muscle transfer as well as facial physio. Speak to your surgeon and get referred to a plastic sergeon. Here in Canada this was all covered by O.H.I.P. but in the U.S. you may find you have a great cost involved. Kathleen
Kathleen,
I am over 4 years post op with left sided paralysis. I now have a smile, but still have poor tone, and need certain muscles to respond. I believe that plastic surgery can help me. I just don't know where to begin or who to go to. My insurance will not pay= it will be out of pocket. I don't know what a fascia sling is or facial physio. Not sure if nerve grafting or muscle transferr will help either. Even though I am partailly normal, I still need improvement. Any idea who to go to and what to ask them. The right Dr. is imperetive. I
m willing to travel. Do you or any one else know where I should turn. I do know that I would not benefit fron the 7-12 since I'm smiling already, and still improving slowly after all these years.
Thanks for any advice.
Julie Reynolds
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Julie: Where do you live?
I found the guy who did my surgery from another plastic surgeon I referred myself to for help. I work in a hospital so I went to see a plastic's guy I had worked with and he referred me to the guy who did my surgeries. I would start with you family doctor for referrals and go from there.
Kathleen