| Long-Term Follow-Up after the Sural Nerve Graft on the Injured Temporal Branch of the Facial Nerve: A Case Report |
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Jeong-Hyun Cheon, Jae-Ho Chung, Eul-Sik Yoon, Byung-Il Lee, Seung-Ha Park |
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cjh665@gmail.com |
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Received: 1 October 2018 • Revised: 23 October 2018 • Accepted: 1 November 2018 |
| Abstract |
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The temporal branch of the facial nerve is particularly vulnerable to traumatic injuries due to its anatomic location, which often causes severe aesthetic and functional loss in the patient. Moreover, a chronic injury with nerve defect is more difficult to treat compared to acute injury, because it usually needs an additional procedure such as a nerve graft surgical procedure. This case shows a male patient who had a divided temporal branch of the facial nerve one month after an injury. We successfully grafted the split sural nerve and showed a good aesthetic, functional recovery for the patient. |
| Key Words:
Sural nerve, Facial nerve injuries, Peripheral nerve injuries, Neurosurgical procedures |
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