Fig. 4
From: Per-oral cross-facial sural nerve graft for facial reanimation
Clinical photographs showing the anastomosis of the sural nerve with the buccal branches of the facial nerve under a microscope. a Positioning of the harvested sural nerve with its distal end facing the non-paralyzed buccal branch. b Preparation of the buccal branch. c Placement of epineural sutures between the sural and buccal branch of the facial nerve in the non-paralyzed site