The face is a very precise part of the human body, with a dense distribution of neurovascular, and it also undertakes many subtle activities such as sensation and expression. And some people have abnormal facial muscle activity, what about facial nerve twitching? This may be a cranial nerve disease called facial spasm.
Facial muscle spasm is a very common disease, mostly in middle-aged and elderly people over 40 years old, generally more women than men. The main manifestation of this disease is the involuntary twitching of one side of the face, the twitching is paroxysmal and irregular, the degree also has a light and heavy, some of the initial onset of the disease may only one side of the eyelid throbbing, while some serious may eyelids, corners of the mouth, cheeks are twitching, even involving the neck muscles; seizure frequency also varies, some may be a few seconds to seizure, some may be a few minutes, ten minutes may be. Patients with facial muscle spasms will have their condition aggravated whenever they are emotionally excited or nervous.
This facial spasm is very torturous, the patient feels distracted, unable to work or study, and seriously affects the patient’s physical and mental health. Many people even suffer from major mental and psychological trauma, becoming withdrawn, autistic, do not like to go out, do not like to participate in social activities, and even depression and suicide. So how to do when suffering from this facial nerve twitch?
The best treatment for facial nerve twitching has long been established in the medical community, and that is manifest microvascular decompression is the standard method for the eradication of facial nerve twitching. Neurosurgery has been extensively carrying out this procedure with rich experience, advanced technology, and skillful operation, with a cure rate of over 98%.