Surgery 'Reanimates' smile in patients with facial paralysis

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 13:30 in Health & Medicine

A surgical technique using a muscle flap from the thigh restores facial motion —- and the ability to smile —- in patients with facial nerve paralysis resulting from neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), reports a new study.

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