<prompt> Facial nerve is injured during parotid surgery. Best management would be:Immediate repairRepair after 1 weekRepair after waiting for paial recovery of nerveDo nothing, sent to higher centre  <response>: Ans is a i.e. Immediate repair During mastoidectomy, when the facial nerve is injured, it is immediately explored. Injury to greater than 50 of the neural diameter of the facial nerve is addressed either with primary reanastomosis or reconstructed with the use of a nerve graft. Complete recovery of nerve function is uncommon in these cases. 