Mini-invasive temporalis muscle tendon transfer and lengthening temporalis myoplasty for facial reanimation - a retrospective outcome analysis.

Both surgical techniques for facial reanimation evaluated in this study - the lengthening temporalis myoplasty and the minimally invasive temporalis tendon transfer -demonstrated significant improvements in clinician-graded facial function and QOL outcomes. Although the minimally invasive technique required a less extensive surgical field in the temporal area, it required additional graft harvesting and was associated with a slightly increased risk of revision surgery. A limitation of this study is the relatively small number of patients in each group, highlighting the need for prospective and/or multicentric studies to validate and confirm our findings.