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Review Article| Volume 31, ISSUE 1, P65-69, March 2023

Modified Selective Neurectomy for Post Facial Paralysis Synkinesis Smile Dysfunction

  • Anna Frants
    Affiliations
    Department of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Center for Advanced Facial Plastic Surgery, 9401 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Suite 650, CA 90212, USA
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  • Babak Azizzadeh
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author.
    Affiliations
    Department of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Center for Advanced Facial Plastic Surgery, 9401 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Suite 650, CA 90212, USA

    Division of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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