Facial muscle spasm is divided into physiological and pathological, pathological generally can not be self-cured, patients need to take oral medication, surgical treatment, injection of botulinum toxin treatment, as well as general measures to regulate.
When the patient is stimulated by excessive fatigue, cold, cold, nervousness, insomnia and other factors, involuntary twitching of facial muscles may occur, triggering physiological facial muscle spasm, which will usually be cured after appropriate treatment and rest.
Pathological facial muscle spasms are progressive in nature, and if patients do not take timely measures to treat them, the condition may worsen and cannot be cured on its own. Patients can be treated with oral antiepileptic drugs such as carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine under the guidance of doctors.
In addition, patients can also take microvascular decompression surgery treatment, for some patients who can not undergo surgery or surgery failure, can also be injected with botulinum toxin type A under the guidance of the doctor.
Patients usually need to maintain a relaxed mood, avoid emotional excitement and tension. When you go out, you need to pay attention to keep warm and avoid the face from getting cold. In addition, dietary advice to eat soft and light easily digestible food, such as noodles, green vegetables and so on.
Patients with pathologic facial muscle spasm usually can not be self-cured, patients need to consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to choose the appropriate treatment. For patients with underlying diseases such as hypertension or arteriosclerosis, the original disease should be actively treated to improve the symptoms.