Facial nerve disorders can significantly impact your quality of life, affecting how you speak, eat, drink, and express emotion.A facial nerve disorder results from damage to the nerves controlling ...

In long-standing facial palsy, muscles on the normal side overcontract causing difficulty in articulation, eating, drinking, cosmetic embarrassment, and psychological effects as patients lack ...

Facial paralysis results from nerve damage and can manifest as muscle weakness or drooping on one side of the face, with causes ranging from Bell’s palsy to stroke or tumors. Symptoms vary depending ...

Hemifacial spasms happen when the muscles on either the left or right side of your face twitch without warning. This is caused by damage or irritation to the facial nerve, also known as the seventh ...

For patients undergoing nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy, Botox injections can improve facial symmetry by reducing overactivity of the muscles on the unaffected side, suggests a study in the ...

Paralysis of the facial nerve may arise due to infection, inflammation, surgery, trauma, and tumors. Damage to this nerve, which is the seventh cranial nerve, may be uni- or bilateral. It results in ...

Facial paralysis, affecting one or both sides of the face, stems from facial nerve damage, causing weakness and movement loss. Bell's palsy is a common sudden cause, while strokes, infections, and ...

‌Hemifacial spasm is a disorder of the nerves and muscles that causes nonpainful involuntary twitching on one side of the face. Many people refer to hemifacial spasms as lip muscle spasms. Hemifacial ...

Facial paralysis occurs when a nerve that controls your facial movements becomes damaged. As a result, a portion of your face may feel weak, or you may be unable to move it. Some types of facial ...