Endoscopic-assisted infraorbital nerve release

Abstract

Endoscopic-assisted techniques in plastic and craniofacial surgeries are limited. We present a patient with infraorbital nerve entrapment following traumatic facial injury that failed conservative management. Compression of the nerve was treated with an endoscopic-assisted nerve release of the surrounding soft tissue with a circumferential foraminal osteotomy.

Keywords:

• Endoscopic
• endoscopic-assisted
• infraorbital nerve
• minimally invasive
• nerve release

Declaration of interest: Dr Christy has received research and educational grant support and speaker honoraria for unrelated activities from DePuy Synthes CMF, Osteomed and KLS Martin. The rest of the authors do not have any disclosures or conflicts of interest.