Patient's question:
It's been about three months since I had facial paralysis, and I've been getting acupuncture treatments, but I haven't fully recovered yet. Can the muscle atrophy from facial paralysis be completely restored?Doctor's answer:
Muscle atrophy caused by Bell's palsy may be related to a lack of nerve nutrition to the facial muscles, leading to muscle atrophy. In this case, treatment can involve the use of nerve-nourishing medications, combined with acupuncture and physiotherapy methods for conditioning. As long as the facial nerve function is fully restored, the muscle atrophy condition will gradually stabilize. If the nerve function does not fully recover, and the muscles lack additional nutrition, it may be difficult to stabilize the condition. Therefore, nerve-nourishing medications and anti-spasm and blood-activating drugs can be used in combination for treatment.