Question
How can facial paralysis be fully cured? I have an introverted personality and don’t like to talk, which makes me feel uncomfortable when interacting with others. This has led to stiff facial expressions and eventually developed into facial paralysis. I don’t want to be expressionless forever, what methods can cure facial paralysis? How serious is the condition?
Answer
Your current condition is not pathological facial paralysis, so there is no need for medical treatment. To restore a rich range of facial expressions, you can deliberately practice various expressions in front of the mirror, and over time, they will naturally improve. At the same time, you should communicate more with others to make your personality more open, relax your mind, and build confidence. The main symptoms include mouth and eye tilt, manifested as the disappearance of forehead wrinkles on the affected side, widened eye fissures, flattened nasolabial grooves, drooping corners of the mouth, even dribbling saliva, and the inability to perform actions such as furrowing the brows, frowning, closing eyes, blowing up cheeks, and pouting. Peripherally located facial paralysis requires hormone treatment during the acute phase, and after one week, it can be considered to combine acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine treatment.