Botulinum toxin injection of both sides of the face to treat post-paralytic facial synkinesis

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1058-1063

  Choi, Ki Hoon ^a   Rho, Seung Hwan ^a   Lee, Jun Myung ^a   Jeon, Ju Hyun ^a   Park, Si Young ^a   Kim, Jin ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Botox; Facial paralysis

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; EYELID CLOSURE; FACE ASYMMETRY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FACIAL SYNKINESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNKINESIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BOTOX; FACIAL PARALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; CHILD; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; SYNKINESIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879845740     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: 18780539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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