Patient's question:
My grandfather suffered from facial paralysis due to high blood pressure. I researched facial paralysis and found that there are three major complications. Could you please tell me what the three major complications of facial paralysis are?Doctor's answer:
Bell's palsy, also known as facial nerve palsy, is a condition that results in the dysfunction of facial expression muscles due to various different causes. Patients with Bell's palsy often exhibit a collapse of facial expression muscles, with reduced or disappeared wrinkles on the forehead, flattened nasolabial folds, and drooping corners of the mouth. When consuming liquid diets, there is often drooling or food leaking from the corners of the mouth. Bell's palsy typically occurs on one side, with the right side being more common. It may manifest as difficulty moving one side of the face during activities like washing or brushing, along with of the mouth corner and diminished or lost taste sensation.