A rare phenomenon: oculonasal synkinesis.

Aesthetic Plast Surg

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, 34688, Istanbul, Turkey.

Published: October 2014

Oculonasal synkinesis is the simultaneous contraction of the orbicularis oculi and the compressor narium minor muscles. The etiology of this phenomenon is still unclear; congenital and traumatic reasons are considered to be responsible. Here we report a case of oculonasal synkinesis.

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