Patient's question:
My son is 7 years old. One day, while playing with his friends, he laughed and his mouth twisted, but his face had no expression. The next day, I took him to see a doctor. The doctor said it was caused by facial nerve issues, so he recommended acupuncture. However, after five days, it didn't seem to have a particularly noticeable effect.Doctor's answer:
After the affected facial expression muscles become active, effective facial expression muscle rehabilitation training can significantly improve the therapeutic effect. In facial paralysis, the main affected facial expression muscles include the frontalis muscle, orbicularis oculi muscle, levator labii superioris muscle, zygomaticus muscle, levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle, orbicularis oris muscle, and quadratus labii inferioris muscle. Functional training of these major muscles can promote the recovery of motor function in the entire facial expression muscles. During training, the following treatment methods should be selected based on the patient's different symptoms. Train 2 to 3 times daily, with each exercise repeated 10 to 20 times.