DEADLINE
Abstract Submission deadline: April, 8 2025
Notification of abstract acceptance: May, 2025
The abstract for oral presentations and posters should be structured into the following sections:
- Introduction/Objectives
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
There is no specific format for video presentations.
Please note that the choice made when submitting the abstract is not necessarily the final presentation type. The scientific committee will make the final decision and communicate it in May 2025.
The presenting author of the abstract must be registered for the meeting before June 15th, 2025.
TOPICS
1. Basic Science
- Basic Science
- Nerve Regeneration
- Imaging of the facial nerve
2. Neurotology: ENT/ Neurosurgery/Neurology
- Surgical anatomy
- Bell’s palsy and other acute facial paralysis
- Recurrent facial paralysis
- Neurologic disorders
- Bilateral facial paralysis
- Pediatric facial paralysis
- Otology and Skull base surgery, temporal bone trauma
- Facial nerve tumors
- Hemifacial spasm and other hyperfunctioning diseases
3. Neurophysiology
- Neurophysiology EMG/ENG
- Intraoperative facial nerve monitoring
4. Facial Reanimation: ENT, PS, MFS
- Facial nerve segments, facial nerve branches
- Masseteric nerve
- Hypoglossal nerve
- Facial nerve repair and nerve-transfer procedures: hypoglossal, masseteric, crossface, combined transfers
- Facial reanimation for long standing paralysis
- Free flaps (gracilis flap), local muscle flaps (Temporal transposition and temporal myoplasty, elongation techniques)
- Partial/incomplete paralysis (Management of Marginal Mandibular Nerve Palsy)
- Reanimation of the lower lip
- Digastric Transfer in Lower Lip Reanimation, Dynamic Reconstruction of Lower Lip
- Static procedures (For example Parachute Technique for Minimal Incision Placement of the Nasolabial Fold with fascia lata, Power brow lift, ...)
- Myomectomy, Neurectomy
- Management of facial nerve in oncological patients
5. Head and Neck Surgery, Parotid
- Head and Neck Surgery, Parotid, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery
- Facial nerve tumors
- Management of facial nerve in oncological patients
6. Grading system
- Documentation of facial function (pictures, video)
- FN Grading systems
7. Physical therapy, Botulinum toxin
- Telecommunication for facial palsy patients in outlying regions
- Neuromuscular retraining / Physical therapy (Physical/Occupational/Speech Therapy)
- Electrostimulation
- Medical treatment of Synkinesis
8. Other topics
- Facial nerve teams / multidisciplinary approach
- Oculoplastic Surgery (Dynamic Blink Restoration, static eye procedures, Neurotization, Eyecare)
- Esthetic procedures (fillers, blepharoplasty...)
- Quality of life, psychological issues
- Future and Bioengineering
- New technologies and artificial intelligence (For example “implantable Pacemaker” for smiling in patients with facial paralysis)
- Other topics
For any questions or inquiries, contact: speakers@ifns.es
