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Eye Movement On Smiling, Mouth Movement On Winking, History Of Bell's Palsy. How Can I Cure This?
dear doctor i m a 16 year old girl and last year arround this time of the year i got bells palsey on the left side of my face, but now the bells palsey is almost totaly gone i got synkinesis. everytime when i smile my eye moves to and everytime that i wink my mouth moves. can you pleas give me some advice to cure my face. thanks a lot
Wed, 8 Aug 2012
Hello,
After the Bell's palsy your nerves have got reconnected in a wrong way so that you have developed synkinesis. There are some medications which can partially paralyze the muscles of the face and reduce these movements. Of these Botulinum toxin injection is the most successful treatment. In addition facial muscles retraining can help. Botulinum toxin injection needs to be taken periodically under care of a specialist.
Good luck.
After the Bell's palsy your nerves have got reconnected in a wrong way so that you have developed synkinesis. There are some medications which can partially paralyze the muscles of the face and reduce these movements. Of these Botulinum toxin injection is the most successful treatment. In addition facial muscles retraining can help. Botulinum toxin injection needs to be taken periodically under care of a specialist.
Good luck.
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