Patient's question:
The dangers of facial paralysis electric acupunctureDoctor's answer:
During muscle contraction and relaxation, there is an effect of enlarging and shrinking the eyes, mouth, and nostrils. At the same time, facial skin is moved, expressing various emotions such as joy, anger, sadness, and happiness. There are approximately 26 muscles in the face. They overlap each other and have different functions. If acupuncture, cupping, topical medication, electroacupuncture, fire needle therapy, or facial injections of neurotrophic drugs are applied to the face, these treatments may cause damage, bleeding, fibrosis, and inflammatory reactions in these muscles.