These four methods can be used to treat the sequelae of facial paralysis

As the incidence of facial paralysis in the population increases year by year, people now have a variety of choices in dealing with facial paralysis and its sequelae. So, what methods can be used to treat the sequelae of facial paralysis?

1. Medication

Generally, drugs such as nerve nutrition (B vitamins) are used for treatment to improve local blood circulation, reduce facial nerve edema, and promote functional recovery.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

For patients, try not to use electroacupuncture, electric massage, or other treatment methods that are too heavy or too frequent. While using acupuncture treatment, Chinese medicine fumigation and nerve nourishing drugs can be used to help nerve recovery. Use disposable sterile silver needles, one needle to penetrate multiple acupoints, follow the meridians and select acupoints from a distance. Different acupoint locations and acupuncture techniques are used in different stages. It fully embodies the principle of TCM's syndrome differentiation and treatment. In the early stage of the disease, the pathogens are superficial, so the acupoints should be few and shallow, and the manipulation should be gentle. During the recovery period, the number of acupuncture points should be appropriately increased, and the method of equal tonification and equal purgation should be used. Usually, the treatment focuses on the Yangming meridian acupoints, Shaoyang meridian acupoints and Queyin meridian acupoints. These three meridians run through the face. Acupuncture is not only very effective for peripheral facial paralysis, but also has a good therapeutic effect on central facial paralysis caused by cerebrovascular disease. Acupuncture is the quickest and most effective treatment for facial paralysis. Facial paralysis is one of the diseases that can be treated with acupuncture. Acupuncture can regulate and improve the qi and blood meridians of the face, promote blood circulation, make the local meridians full and smooth, nourish the meridians, and heal facial paralysis.

3. Botulinum toxin type A injection

When the sequelae of facial paralysis manifests as facial muscle spasm, botulinum toxin type A can be injected at the spasm site. The injection should be performed under the guidance of electromyography as much as possible. Most patients can achieve satisfactory results, but some patients will relapse 3 to 6 months after the injection of botulinum toxin type A. Re-injection is still effective.

4. Surgery

Plastic surgery can be used to treat patients with sequelae of facial paralysis who are unresponsive to conservative treatment. The latest method currently used at home and abroad is small muscle free transplantation, which has the advantages of no facial swelling deformity and secondary donor site disorders, little damage, less pain for patients, short course of disease, short-term static effect, and long-term dynamic effect.