Facts about Facial Reanimation Surgery for Bell Palsy

When certain health conditions come at ten a penny, you count out the rich and powerful. But when it comes to Bell Palsy, no discrimination. Times and chances happen to both the haves and the have-nots. Say Br-Angelina Jolie, Sly Stallone, George Clooney, Justin Bieber, Katie Holmes, Nollywood’s Chidi Mokeme, and a lot more pretty faces. They had all got their jaws hanging, their smiles menacing at some points in their lives—thanks to Bell Palsy.

You get to hear that because it’s all news. And they have the moolah to deal with it surgically for as long as it takes.

Below are the techniques plastic surgeons from Mayo Clinic list for facial animation surgery victims need to get back their faces and smiles.

• Micro-surgical Facial Nerve Repair: Surgeons tie up those nerves that snap.
• Cross-face Nerve Grafting: Surgeons insert nerves from the healthy side of the face get into the affected side. They then meld nerves from the leg into the space left

• Nerve Transfer: Nerves from the chewing muscles of your face go to the affected side.

• Tumor Removal: In case a tumor causes the paralysis, your surgeon digs it up, and fills up the breach with leg nerves.

• Muscle Transfer: Surgeons redirect muscles from your temple to the affected place.

• Muscle Transplant: Surgeons remove your thigh nerves, veins and all, and put them on the affected part of your face, vein and all. This helps you smile when the muscle contracts.

• Facelift: Situating the cheeks or the rows to create symmetry. You may get a gold weight in there to help you shut your eyes.

• Selective Neurectomy: Surgeons slice off specific facial nerves to reduce the pressure on the face.

These are technical procedures only a trained hand can handle. Most of the corrections take months to show any improvement.