Question

A family member asks: “My mother recently has been experiencing symptoms of being unable to cook properly and headaches, and she doesn’t look too well. Can facial paralysis occur after a craniotomy recover?”

Answer

An expert advises: “It is recommended to use recently developed methods, such as acupuncture within the oral cavity, which has a better effect on stimulating the masseter muscle than superficial acupuncture. Additionally, finding reactive points on the first cervical vertebra for acupuncture is also very crucial, as facial nerves originate from the neck, and compression of the nerves by neck muscles is also one of the causes of facial paralysis. These are suggestions proposed by industry experts in recent years. I recommend trying to find a highly skilled acupuncturist to see if it can yield satisfactory results. You can try these methods I mentioned, and they have proven to be very effective.”