Pilot Study of Management of Facial Paralysis in the Oncologic Patient: Nerve Transfer Techniques to Improve Facial Function and Quality of Life

This pilot study tests nerve transfer surgery — a technique that reconnects working nerves to restore facial movement — in cancer patients who have lost facial function due to tumor removal or other cancer-related facial nerve damage. It also follows a comparison group of patients who previously had facial nerve surgery without reconstruction. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 or older - You are scheduled to undergo facial nerve transfer surgery (for the surgical group) - OR you previously had facial surgery that cut a facial nerve without repair, within the last 20 years (for the comparison group) **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are pregnant Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.