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Figure 1. The year distribution of Pure Facial Palsy (PFP, red color) and Post-Paralytic Facial Synkinesis (PPFS, green color) between 1985 and 2020. Total 430 patients were treated by gracilis functioning free muscle transplantation: 327 were PFP (76%) and 103 PPFS (24%).PFP: Pure Facial Palsy; PPFS: Post-Paralytic Facial Synkinesis