Patient's question:
A friend of mine is 26 years old this year. Due to having infantile facial paralysis himself, he wants to treat his illness. So, I want to ask here. Can infantile facial paralysis be treated with electrotherapy?Doctor's answer:
Patients with facial paralysis can perform self-rehabilitation exercises. Additionally, patients with facial paralysis should avoid washing their faces with cold water, direct wind exposure, and pay attention to weather changes, wearing appropriate clothing promptly to prevent colds. It can be treated through finger pushing and pulling. The patient should close their eyes and use the pads of their thumb and index finger to gently slide along the lower eyelid skin from the inside out, then lightly push and pull from the outside in. After most facial expression muscles have recovered, the upper eyelid may still remain incompletely closed. Using this method for massage therapy can help prevent or alleviate eyelid spasm recovery.