Patient's question:
I previously had facial paralysis, and then I went to the hospital for a check-up. The hospital prescribed me many medications to take and recommended numerous rehabilitation treatments. However, now the facial paralysis is not only not improving but is becoming increasingly severe, and the muscles are also swelling. I want to know how to deal with muscle atrophy after facial paralysis.Doctor's answer:
According to the affected area, facial paralysis can be divided into central facial paralysis and peripheral facial paralysis. Both can be caused by infection, trauma, poisoning, and metabolic disorders. The main symptom is facial muscle paralysis, where suddenly one side of the face becomes inactive and the mouth droops when washing the face in the morning. The wrinkles on the forehead disappear, the eye fissure widens, the nasolabial groove becomes flat, and when smiling, the corner of the mouth deviates to the healthy side. Facial paralysis sequelae refer to the condition where the disease has not fully healed within three months, and the problem of facial paralysis reappears. Facial paralysis sequelae come in many different forms, among which the recurrence of muscle atrophy is one of the more difficult to treat types.