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Surgery with neurophysiologic monitoring was performed, and initial postoperative assessment revealed no facial deficits. However, 4 days later, the patient developed left-sided peripheral facial paralysis (House\u2013Brackmann grade 4), which improved after a 10-day course of oral corticosteroids. This case underscores that delayed facial paralysis, although uncommon, can occur after ATL, potentially due to mechanical or thermal injury near the geniculate ganglion or viral reactivation induced by direct manipulation or surgical stress. 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