{"id":297,"date":"2017-06-30T09:04:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T08:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charlesnduka.co.uk\/plastic-surgery\/?page_id=297"},"modified":"2017-06-30T09:05:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T08:05:56","slug":"botulinum-toxin-treatment-facial-palsy-systematic-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charlesnduka.co.uk\/plastic-surgery\/research\/botulinum-toxin-treatment-facial-palsy-systematic-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Botulinum toxin treatment for facial palsy: A systematic review."},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><em><span style=\"font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;\">Cooper L, Lui M, Nduka C.\u00a0J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2017 Jun;70(6):833-841. doi: 10.1016\/j.bjps.2017.01.009.<\/span><\/em><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BACKGROUND:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"highlight\">Facial palsy<\/span>\u00a0may be complicated by ipsilateral synkinesis or contralateral hyperkinesis.\u00a0<span class=\"highlight\">Botulinum toxin<\/span>\u00a0is increasingly used in the management of\u00a0<span class=\"highlight\">facial palsy<\/span>; however, the optimum dose,\u00a0<span class=\"highlight\">treatment<\/span>\u00a0interval, adjunct\u00a0<span class=\"highlight\">therapy<\/span>\u00a0and performance as compared with alternative treatments have not been well established. This study aimed to systematically\u00a0<span class=\"highlight\">review<\/span>\u00a0the evidence for the use of\u00a0<span class=\"highlight\">botulinum toxin\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<span class=\"highlight\">facial palsy<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>METHOD:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Cochrane central register of controlled trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE(R) (1946 to September 2015) and Embase Classic\u00a0+\u00a0Embase (1947 to September 2015) were searched for randomised studies using\u00a0<span class=\"highlight\">botulinum toxin<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<span class=\"highlight\">facial palsy<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RESULTS:<\/strong><br \/>\nForty-seven studies were identified, and three included. Their physical and patient-reported outcomes are described, and observations and cautions are discussed.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooper L, Lui M, Nduka C.\u00a0J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2017 Jun;70(6):833-841. doi: 10.1016\/j.bjps.2017.01.009. &nbsp; Abstract BACKGROUND: Facial palsy\u00a0may be complicated by ipsilateral synkinesis or contralateral hyperkinesis.\u00a0Botulinum toxin\u00a0is increasingly used in the management of\u00a0facial palsy; however, the optimum dose,\u00a0treatment\u00a0interval, adjunct\u00a0therapy\u00a0and performance as compared with alternative treatments have not been well established. 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