Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Some historical remarks on the conservative treatment of facial paralysis – comment on 'Temporary ectropion therapy by adhesive taping: a case study' | Head Face Medicine BioMed Central Open Access Editorial Some historical remarks on the conservative treatment of facial paralysis - comment on Temporary ectropion therapy by adhesive taping a case study Robert C van de Graaf Address . Von Graefe Institute Zijlsterried 32 9746 PB Groningen the Netherlands Email Robert C van de Graaf - robertvdg@ Published 19 November 2008 Head Face Medicine 2008 4 26 doi 1746-160X-4-26 Received 6 November 2008 Accepted 19 November 2008 This article is available from http content 4 1 26 2008 van de Graaf licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Dear Editor In their recent article entitled Temporary ectropion therapy by adhesive taping a case study Drs Schrom and Habermann propose a simple method to correct temporary ectropion in facial palsy by applying an adhesive strip 1 . The authors seem to believe that their method had not been used previously as they state Adhesive strips have only been used in individual cases to correct lagophthalmos entropion or ptosis of the eyebrow 1 . This statement appears to be based on several medical journal articles but none of the contemporary textbooks on facial paralysis is listed in their reference list 1 . Had the authors however studied The Facial Palsies they would have read Ectropion of the lower eyelid may be alleviated by taping it upwards and laterally . with a steristrip. These non-surgical resources may certainly help in the acute phase. They may even be preferred by patients with temporary facial paralysis . the Bell s palsies 2 . In the other classic on facial paralysis The Facial Nerve the authors could have read To support a drooping lower lid the end of the tape should be applied to the
