Recommended Procedure to Treat Droopy Face and Paralysis?
asked 2 years ago by TLC719 in Winder.Ga.
Latest answer by Andre Panossian, MD
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Tags: face, female, droopy, facial paralysis, facial plastic surgery
I had a acoustic neuroma surgery that left my right side of my face droopy. Also paralyzed that side. Is there anything a doctor can do to help with this? It's been 3 yrs. since my surgery.
Thanks,
Teresa
5 answers to Recommended Procedure to Treat Droopy Face and Paralysis?
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Facial paralysis following neurosurgery
Facial paralysis can result following neurosurgical tumor resection, as in your case. The degree of paralysis may vary extensively. It is difficult to tell how much of your paralysis is causing your facial droop, asymmetric smile, or asymmetric eye closure. Assuming you have complete absence of movement on half of your face, you can undergo a variety of static and/or dynamic procedures to restore lost function and symmetry. I typically like to use dynamic options...
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Facial Paralysis Treatment (after Bell's Palsy or Acoustic Neuroma Removal)
Hi Teresa,
Living with facial paralysis can be one of the most difficult things for patients to experience. There are multiple procedures that can be performed to treat this condition.
The most important thing is to provide adequate eye protection. This is usually accomplished with an upper lid weight and a lower lid tightening procedure. In addition, patients often require blepharoplasty and brow lift to help address the droopiness to the upper face...
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P. Daniel Ward, MD
Salt Lake City Facial Plastic Surgeon
Salt Lake City Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Treatment for droopy face and paralysis
Paralysis of the side of the face is a very challenging problem to deal with in facial reconstructive surgery. As long as it has been several years since the surgery and there is no chance of the facial nerve re-growing, it would be acceptable to undergo facial reconstructive procedures now. Static and dynamic forces are in play in a partially paralyzed face and this make it very difficult to make perfect. A totally paralyzed face is only static and a unilateral facelift can be done to...
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Facial paralysis and droopiness
Hi Teresa,
I understand that pictures are static and that paralyses are difficult to catch sometimes. The facial nerve and facial muscle function is a multifaceted dynamic set of events. The full extent of your paralysis and the reconstructions required to address your functional and cosmetic needs can only be determined during a face to face consultation. Acoustic neuroma resections are usually done at large tertiary care, university hospitals. There should also be a plastic surgeon on...
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Surgical Reconstruction of Facial Paralysis / Bell's Palsy
The reconstruction of Facial paralysis is a very specialized field in Plastic surgery. It is usually treated by several groups of operations - STATIC SLINGS - the droopy side is lifted with a variety of "cables" to match the face at rest but cannot animate normally.
- FUNCTIONAL repairs - here, depending on the function of your facial muscles they may bea. innervated by cable grafts across the face from the normal (left side) to the right in an effort to re-innervate...
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