Patient's question:
The child loves to play and hit basketball with classmates. The basketball hit him hard several times. The doctor confirmed it was a temporal bone fracture. Now the child has facial paralysis, and the whole family is very worried. Can temporal bone fracture and facial paralysis be cured?Doctor's answer:
If the nerve is not completely damaged, it can be cured. The main treatment methods are usually acupuncture, facial massage stimulation, etc. If the facial nerve is affected by a fracture, the expectation of a complete cure is very low. Fracture healing requires going through stages of hematoma and edema absorption, fibrous callus formation, and later, bone callus formation, followed by bone remodeling. The entire process typically takes two to three months. Wishing the patient a speedy recovery!