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Facial paralysis and postparalysis facial synkinesis both cause severe functional and aesthetic deficits.

 Functioning free muscle transplantation (FFMT) is our preferred method to reconstruct both deformities.

From 1985 to 2017, a total of 392 patients underwent 403gracilis FFMTs for facial reanimation.

Different motor neurotizers were used: cross-face nerve graft (CFNG, 74%), spinal accessory (XI) nerve (17%) and masseter (V3) nerve (V3)(8%). Smile excursion score, cortical adaptation stage, patient’s questionnaire, Hadlock's lip excursion, and Terzis's evaluation systems were used to assess outcomes.