Can Bell's palsy worsen?

Patient's question:

My colleague got facial paralysis a while ago, and it's getting better now. I want to know if the after-effects of facial paralysis will continue to worsen.

Doctor's answer:

Okay, here is the translation, following your instructions:
That would first need to be determined what type of facial paralysis it is. For example, if the facial paralysis is caused by facial nerve neuritis, then although it becomes very difficult to recover completely once it reaches the chronic stage, it generally won't continue to worsen. If the condition of facial paralysis hasn't recovered completely after 3 weeks, the possibility of a complete recovery in the future becomes very small, and there are also no very good treatment methods left. One can only resort to some neurotrophic medications to see if they help, but it cannot be guaranteed that any treatment will be effective.

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