Eye Soft Surgery for Facial Sinkynesis

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

25

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 18, 2022

Primary Completion Date

March 15, 2023

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2023

Conditions
Facial ParalysisSinkynesis
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Eye soft surgery

Early lower eyelid surgery will be performed in accordance with the protocol previously described by Di Stadio, with medial or lateral eyelid lifting surgery as indicated. The indication for eye surgery are in case of ectropion (exposure of the conjunctiva due to a reduction in tension of the anterior compartment of the eye muscle) and lagophthalmos (incomplete /abnormal closure of the eye with eyelid in closed position) a lateral lower eyelid lifting surgery is performed. otherwise, in presence of epiphora (the eversion of the lachrymal point) and lagophthalmos medial lower eyelid lifting surgery is done.

OTHER

Physical Rehabilitation

Kabat therapy and neuromuscular reeducation (NMR) at home Kabat therapy involved thrice-weekly 35-minute sessions.

Trial Locations (1)

95121

Arianna Di Stadio, Catania

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Catania

OTHER