Patient's question:
My father was previously a Hansen's disease patient but has now fully recovered. However, the illness previously caused partial muscle atrophy in his face. Now, he wants to check his face himself. I would like to ask which hospitals currently offer treatment for facial muscle atrophy?Doctor's answer:
Muscle atrophy can be caused by long-term fixed postures at work, such as sitting and typing, in addition to potential neuromuscular system diseases, metabolic myopathies, lipid or glycogen storage myopathies, stiff-person syndrome, post-polio syndrome, post-herpetic neuralgia, periodic paralysis, and drug abuse. Medications that warm the neuromuscular system can be used for treatment, and functional exercises can also be used separately.