Facial Paralysis

Treatment of Facial Paralysis

The facial nerve is the nerve that moves facial expressions.
Facial Paralysis can be caused by a variety of factors, but it causes facial asymmetry, resulting in a drastic change in facial appearance.

The eyelids normally protect the eyes, but in Facial Paralysis the muscles that move the eyelids are paralyzed, causing the lower eyelid to droop and the upper eyelid to lift, resulting in a dry eye.

The appearance and dryness of Facial Paralysis can be significantly improved with surgery.

Treatment cases of Facial Paralysis

Female, about 80 years old

Revision after excision of the skin above the left eyelash

She had left visual field disturbance due to left eyebrow ptosis as a result of left facial nerve palsy.

She had left eyebrow ptosis and a brow lift was desirable, but since the left upper eyelid skin had already been removed, a brow lift could not be performed alone, so a skin graft from the right upper eyelid was performed simultaneously.

Sequential surgery for the left lower eyelid ectropion and hyaluronic acid injections into the right laugh lines were also performed to improve her facial appearance.

First Examination

Front

Side

First Examination Eyelid Closed

This is a pre-treatment photo of the patient when she first came to our clinic.

Because the previous doctor removed the skin of the upper left eyelid, the amount of the upper eyelid differs greatly between the left and right eyelids.

Comparison before and after treatment

After surgery, the appearance was considerably improved.

She underwent surgery to raise her left eyebrow, skin grafting from the right upper eyelid to the left upper eyelid, and an exenteration of the left lower eyelid.

She also had hyaluronic acid injections into her laugh lines.