Treatment of facial muscle spasm includes oral medication, local injection of medication and surgical treatment.
Facial muscle spasm, also known as facial muscle twitching, is a peripheral neuropathy characterized by paroxysmal involuntary twitching of one side of the facial muscles without other positive signs of the nervous system. Its etiology is unknown and may be related to mechanical stimulation or compression of the facial nerve pathway.
Oral medication can include carbamazepine, phenytoin sodium, and clonazepam. Local injection of drugs can be used botulinum toxin type A. Surgical treatment is feasible facial nerve branch severance, and microvascular decompression is used for facial muscle spasm caused by vascular compression.
It is recommended that patients with facial muscle spasms seek medical treatment in a timely manner, and choose the treatment reasonably under the guidance of a professional physician’s interview.