When trauma, tumor surgery, or numerous neurological problems damage the function of the facial nerve it can leave the muscles in your face paralyzed. Your brow may droop or your lower eyelid might hang down and away from your eyeball or the corner of your mouth might sag. Complete facial paralysis can disrupt more than just your looks; it can also disrupt proper facial function like closing your eye or preventing drooling from the corner of your mouth.

Facial reconstruction or reanimation surgery can help improve your appearance and improve your facial function. And even though there isn’t a perfect resolution to a paralyzed face, the latest techniques in facial reconstruction can go a long way to improving a patient's quality of life.

Facial reconstruction includes direct brow lifts, gold weight implants for the upper eyelid, lateral tarsal strip suspension of the lower eyelid, nerve crossover grafting, static and dynamic facial slings that uses your own muscles and connective tissue, or implants of Alloderm or medical-grade Gore-Tex.