Regional Assessment & Treatmen

Regional Assessment & Treatment
Functional and aesthetic impairments associated with facial nerve paralysis include:

• Facial asymmetry

• Depression of brows (brow ptosis)

• Inability to close the eyelids (Lagophthalmos)

• Paralysis of lower eyelid (ectropion)

• Decreased tear production

• Corneal damage

• Mid-face drooping

• Effacement and nasolabial fold (“laugh line”)

• Nasal airway obstruction secondary external valve collapse

• Inability to smile (asymmetry)

• Oral incompetence and drooling

• Lower lip deficit