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There has been a recent article stating a new procedure to help treat Bell's Palsy. According to the article, doctors at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas have developed a procedure called temporalis tendon transfer. This treatment is used when the facial nerves have been damaged and cannot repair themselves. This procedure takes about 90 minutes and only includes a small incision. It includes taking the muscle that controls the facial movement and re-inserting it into the musculature of the mouth. This procedure provides a new life for the patient that would have no longer been able to have any facial movement or control. This treatment has been performed for the last 16 months and have successfully treated 9 patients.

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