How to prevent facial muscle spasm

  As the old saying goes, “the left eye jumps for money, the right eye jumps for disaster”, eye jumps rarely attract people’s attention, but after a period of time, the corners of the mouth start twitching, and then it has developed into facial muscle spasm.  Facial muscle spasm, also known as facial muscle twitching, manifests as involuntary twitching of one side of the face. The twitching is paroxysmal and irregular, with varying degrees, and can be aggravated by fatigue, mental stress and voluntary movement. It starts from the orbicularis oculi muscle and then involves the whole face, which affects personal image and life health.  The disease mostly occurs after middle age and is common in women. Women can reduce the incidence of the disease by paying more attention to the following points in their lives.  1. correct makeup: women should use non-irritating natural cosmetics, makeup should not be too long and not too thick, before going to bed, the makeup painted during the day should be thoroughly cleaned, in order to reduce the adverse stimulation of facial tissue, and prevent facial muscle spasm.  2. Pay attention to warmth: women should pay attention to weather changes and add clothing in time to prevent colds; when going out in cold weather, they should wear a good mask or scarf to avoid direct stimulation of the face by the cold wind; do not sleep with the window open, and do not let the face face face the window directly when sleeping; when going out in cold weather, do not walk into the wind; do not face the air conditioner directly, especially when the cold wind.  3. timely decompression: women due to life, study, work and life and other aspects of the pressure, easy to be in a high-pressure state. Long-term overstressed state, will make the facial blood vessels and nerve ischemia, hypoxia, and induced spasm; women should promptly eliminate internal pressure, such as more communication with family and friends, often participate in group activities, outings, etc., to often maintain a relaxed and happy mood.  4. Other aspects: arrange time reasonably to ensure sufficient rest and avoid overwork; reduce the time to stay up late to ensure sufficient sleep; often participate in aerobic exercise, such as walking, swimming, yoga, jogging, etc., to enhance the body’s resistance, and effectively prevent facial muscle spasm.  Treatment of facial muscle spasm: The current treatment of facial muscle spasm is mainly microvascular decompression. Microvascular decompression is highly effective, minimally invasive and safe, and is now widely used in the clinical treatment of facial myospasm.