What do you need to know about peripheral facial palsy?

  1.What are the symptoms of peripheral facial palsy?  The main symptom is paralysis of facial expression muscles on one side. The frontal lines disappear, the eyebrows cannot be frowned at, and the eye fissures are incompletely closed. The nasolabial folds on the sick side become shallow, the corners of the mouth droop, the teeth are crooked to the healthy side when showing, the air leaks when puffing or whistling, and food is easily retained between the teeth and cheeks on the sick side.  2.What are the surgical methods to treat peripheral facial palsy?  (1) Static support method: Using the strong fascial strip implanted under the skin, the paralyzed area is held tight to achieve balance and symmetry in the static state on both sides of the chin and face, so that the deformity can be improved, but there is no autonomous expression activity. This type of surgery is simple and easy to perform, and the results are more reliable, so it is generally more commonly used, and is called fascial strip suspension.  (2) Power support method: Using muscle transfer and transplantation, it can not only achieve balance in the static state, but also restore some autonomous expression ability. There are surgical methods such as transfer and transplantation of muscle flaps, muscle flap fascial strips, skeletal muscles, etc.  3.What do I need to pay attention to in my daily life?  During the acute period, you should rest properly, keep your face warm continuously, do not wash your face with cold water, wear a mask when you go out, do not go near the window when you sleep, avoid blowing wind directly, pay attention to weather changes, add clothes in time to prevent colds. Patients taking medication should strictly follow the doctor’s instructions, not to increase or decrease the amount of medication at will, and pay attention to observe any side effects.