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case_images: Eight days following stapedotomy, House-Brackmann grade II facial palsy is observed on the right side: teeth showing (a) and lip rounding (b).
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case_images: House-Brackmann grade II facial palsy later developed on the operated side (Figure 1).
case_images: Thirty-six days following stapes surgery: the facial nerve function is intact, teeth showing (a) and lip rounding (b).
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case_images: The patient gradually recovered, the facial nerve function improved, and the ear pain and the parageusia had regressed by postoperative day 36 (Figure 2).
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case_images: Thirteen days following stapedotomy, House-Brackmann grade III facial palsy is observed on the right side: teeth showing (a) and lip rounding (b).
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case_images: On postoperative day 13, he suffered House-Brackmann grade III facial palsy on the right side while shaving (Figure 3).
case_images: Forty-two days following stapes surgery, the facial nerve function is intact: teeth showing (a) and lip rounding (b).
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case_images: By postoperative day 42, the patient had recovered completely (Figure 4) following Medrol and Acyclovir therapy administered in the same manner as described in case 1, and the audiometric evaluation revealed a mean of 5 dB ABG on 0.5-1-2-3 kHz, while the mean bone conduction threshold had improved by 5 dB.