What should I do if I have facial spasm? Facial spasm is a common neurological disorder, most patients are caused by compression of nerve roots by blood vessels in the pontocerebellar horn region, some patients are caused by tumors, inflammation or facial neuritis. The mechanism is still unclear, but it is presumed to be related to genetics. What is the cause of facial spasm? Facial myoclonus is a common neurological disorder, most patients are caused by compression of the nerve roots by blood vessels in the pontocerebellar horn region, some patients are caused by tumors, inflammation or facial neuritis. The mechanism is not clear, but it is presumed to be related to genetics. In other words, most of the causes of facial spasm are due to the compression of nerves by blood vessels. Under normal circumstances, the blood vessels and the facial nerve roots are in parallel with each other without pressure or interference. However, as people grow older, blood vessels will gradually thicken, grow and age, and people with three highs are prone to atherosclerosis, resulting in abnormal blood vessel travel and thus compression of the facial nerve root. Long-term compression of the facial nerve root can lead to demyelination, nerve signal conduction disorder, abnormal movement of the innervated facial muscles, resulting in facial twitching symptoms. In addition, lack of sleep, excessive fatigue, emotional tension and mental stress will also aggravate facial twitching. How to treat facial muscle spasm The treatment of facial muscle spasm is generally treated by medication, botulinum toxin and microvascular decompression. Although traditional medication can relieve some of the symptoms of facial muscle spasm, the use of such medication may cause damage to liver and kidney function, and may also be accompanied by the risk of dizziness and drowsiness. The use of botulinum toxin injections to treat facial spasms also has shortcomings. Ninety percent of patients are effectively treated with botulinum toxin for the first time. In addition, botulinum toxin can cause facial muscle atrophy in the long term, so it has a certain impact on the patient’s facial appearance. But these two ways can not cure facial muscle spasm. If you want to cure facial muscle spasm, you can choose microvascular decompression surgery. Microvascular decompression surgery for facial muscle spasm Microvascular decompression surgery refers to the magnification of the intracranial nerve vessels through a high-powered microscope and reoperation, placing a spacer between the nerve and the vessel, thus releasing the compression of the vessel on the root of the facial nerve, restoring the normal function of the facial nerve and relieving the symptoms of facial muscle twitching. This technique has the advantages of minimally invasive, high safety, significant effect and low recurrence rate, especially because it can completely preserve the function of blood vessels and nerves, which has become the most effective method of treating facial muscle spasm in the world, and it is the only way to completely cure facial muscle spasm. The first thing you need to do is to take care of your facial muscle spasm: psychological care is crucial to reduce the negative effects of mood swings. Patients should pay attention to regulating their own state of mind to avoid negative emotions affecting the treatment effect. Make the patient emotionally stable and in the best physical and mental state to accept treatment and care in order to improve the treatment effect. The diet of patients with facial spasm should be regular, and easy-to-chew, soft food should be chosen. Patients with pain induced by chewing should eat a liquid diet, do not eat fried things, should not eat stimulating, too acidic and sweet food and hot food, etc.; diet should be nutritious, usually should eat more vitamin-rich and detoxifying food; eat more fresh vegetables, beans, fruits, less fatty meat and more lean meat, food to light is appropriate. In this regard, the Yellow River Central Hospital has very significant treatment results. The hospital not only has high-end imported neurosurgical microscopes to perform surgical operations, but also has invited a group of experienced doctors such as Professor Chen Guoqiang, an expert from the Aviation General Hospital of China Medical University, together with experts to visit the hospital. Among them, Prof. Chen Guoqiang has independently completed more than 20,000 cases of microvascular decompression, and the complete cure rate of facial muscle spasm has been raised to the international leading level. He is currently one of the experts with the highest total and annual surgical volume, efficacy and safety in China. Here is a reminder that if you have symptoms in this area do not be anxious, facial muscle spasm is a benign disease, will not endanger the sick, timely hospital visits, it is possible to fully recover.