Question
I met my husband’s aunt on the street last week, and noticed that her mouth was skewed. She used to have a good facial expression, and her mouth wasn’t skewed before. Only a few days had passed, and her mouth was skewed beyond recognition. Yesterday, I heard from my mother-in-law that my aunt seems to have suffered from facial paralysis causing her mouth to be skewed. I wonder what kind of help is available: what symptoms does facial paralysis present?
Answer
Patients with complete paralysis of facial muscles will experience the disappearance of forehead wrinkles, widening of the eye area, flattening of the nasolabial fold, drooping of the corners of the mouth, and deviation of the mouth corners towards the healthy side when smiling. This is one of the diagnostic methods for facial paralysis. Most patients often suddenly discover that one side of their cheek is not flexible, their mouth is drooping when they wake up in the morning or when they brush their teeth. This is also a common diagnostic method for facial paralysis. Here are some suggestions for this question, I hope they will be helpful to you, and I wish you a speedy recovery!