Hope For My Child’s Future...
“When I first saw Eddie’s face, words can’t describe the devastation I
felt. Hope for my child’s future was replaced by a feeling of
powerlessness. How could we protect him from the pain he would find?”
“The Little Baby Face has given Eddie a beautiful face and given us hope
for his future. Thank you, thank you, thank you...”
— Sandra Hobbs, Winslow, Arizona
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About Facial Deformities
Facial Palsy
What is facial palsy?
Sadly, a child with facial palsy cannot smile or laugh, or express any facial movement. The act of facial motion starts in the brain and travels through the facial nerves to the muscles in the face. The coordinated activity of this nerve and these muscles cause motions such as smiling, blinking, frowning, and a full range of normal facial motions. The absence of these.
What causes facial palsy?
Diseases of (LBFF TO CONFIRM) injuries affecting the brain, the facial nerve, or the muscles of the face can cause facial palsy. Facial paralysis can be caused in children by the failure of the brainstem nuclei to develop (a condition known as Moebius Syndrome), a trauma to the nucleus of the facial nerve, and tumors or trauma to the facial nerve
What surgical solutions are available?
The process of restoring facial movement, also known as the reanimation process, begins with careful electrodiagnostic and physical examination of the child, after which the surgeon develops a treatment plan that is specific to that child's needs. A variety of medical techniques, coupled with cosmetically placed incisions, can truly restore a smile to a child's face. To achieve facial balance and reanimation, surgeons are employing eyelid weights, local muscle slings, nerve grafts and microvascular muscle transplants.
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