Articles: About Bell's Palsy

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What is Bell’s palsy?

What is Bell's palsy, and how does it happen? Why sometimes its recovery is quick and other times it is long? Is it forever?
Long Bells Palsy Recovery Timeline

Long Bell’s palsy recovery timeline (with photos)

In this example with photos, we explain in detail how the recovery process happens if your recovery takes a longer time (a few months or more).
Quick Bell's Palsy recovery timeline (with photos)

Quick Bell’s palsy recovery timeline (with photos)

Using photos as examples, we would like to explain, in detail, how a quick recovery happens and in which cases you may expect to follow this Bell's palsy recovery scenario.
Atrophy of facial muscles

Can facial palsy lead to the atrophy of facial muscles?

In many sources, you can find information that facial muscles can atrophy if you suffer from a long Bell's palsy recovery. Let's see if that is true.
Measuring synkinesis and facial nerve recovery level

How to objectively measure the facial nerve recovery level and synkinesis after Bell’s palsy?

Learn about how we objectively measure the recovery level of the nerve and the extent of synkinesis.
The two systems in our brain that controls our facial expressions during Bell's palsy

Systems controling our facial expressions during Bell’s palsy

How does our brain decide which facial expression it should use in each situation?
Our facial muscles and their functions

Our facial muscles and their functions

What is the function of each muscle on our face? How do they lead to a crooked smile during Bell's palsy?
Long-term Bell's Palsy Q&A Webinar

Free webinar for all long-term (12+ months) Bell’s palsy, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome and other peripheral facial palsy patients.

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