McLaughlin’s legacy in the current treatment of facial palsy

Author links open overlay panelA.PokeraE.PescarinibcC.NdukabR.Y.Kannanb
a
Flinders University Medical School, Adelaide, Australia
b
Facial Palsy Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK
c
Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Padova University-Hospital, Italy
Available online 23 July 2019.
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Abstract
Charles Redmond McLaughlin was a pioneer in both facial palsy surgery and in facial plastic surgery (East Grinstead, 1946-1969). Thanks to his work, the personalised treatment of facial palsy was begun.

Keywords
facial palsytemporalis myoplastysmile restorationpioneer surgeryfacial surgery history