TREATMENT OF FACIAL PARALYSIS

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