Effect of weakening of ipsilateral depressor anguli oris on smile symmetry in postparalysis facial palsy

JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 29-33

  Jowett, Nate ^a   Malka, Ronit ^a   Hadlock, Tessa A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; BELL PALSY; DRUG EFFECTS; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNKINESIS;

ADULT; AGED; BELL PALSY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LIDOCAINE; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SMILING; SYNKINESIS;

EID: 85012895739     PISSN: 21686076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamafacial.2016.1115     Document Type: Article

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