Reinnervation of Facial Muscles After Lengthening Temporalis Myoplasty

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2014-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the physiology of nerve healing and the neurotization of the facial muscles after lengthening temporalis myoplasty.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• patient who were operated for a facial paralysis by the lengthening temporalis myoplasty procedure in the University Hospital of Caen and who present signs of contraction of the facial muscles on the plasy side after the procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient with contraindications to the injection of lidocaine

• Patient treated with beta-blocker

• Patient on anti-coagulants

• Pathology cause of facial paralysis evolving

• Pregnant or lactating

• Patient incapacitated adult

• Patient undergoing another study at the same time