00988nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001900059653002100078653001100099653000900110653001200119100001400131245008000145300001000225490000700235520053800242022001400780       1980                            d  c1980 Mar-Apr10aBlepharoptosis10aFacial Paralysis10aHumans10aIran10aleprosy1 aBovet J L00a[Surgical treatment of leprous facial paralysis in Iran (author's transl)].  a185-80 v403 a<p>Leprous facial paralysis appears more frequent in Iran than in other countries. The damaged branch is more often the upper one inducing lagophtalmos and, sometimes, associated with a trigeminal anesthesia. The ocular risk is great. When the lower branch is struck down, it gives an inesthetic deformity and speaking difficulty. As a consequence, surgical treatment is necessary and directed: --against lagophtalmos, with static or dynamic methods, --against the ptosis of commissura labiorum with several techniques available.</p>  a0025-682X