Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Facial nerve paralysis describes weakness in the muscles on one or both sides of ...

Treatment of facial nerve weakness or paralysis caused by Bell's palsy, Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, facial nerve tumors, cancer treatment, ear disease, acoustic neuromas, facial trauma, temporal bone trauma ...

When the facial nerve is damaged because of infection, injury, tumor or other reasons, these functions can be diminished or completely lost. Damage may result in twitching or spasms, facial weakness ...

A woman who thought her facial pain was initially ... it revealed meningioma — a tumor in a rare and dangerous location near her brain stem and left optic nerve. Nicola Shaw, 38, had just ...

For patients undergoing nerve transfer surgery for facial palsy, Botox injections can improve facial symmetry by reducing ...

The facial nerve team sees patients of all ages with complete or partial facial paralysis resulting from trauma, viruses, benign brain tumors, cancers, or congenital deformities. The most common cause ...

Parotidectomy is the name of the surgery used to remove a benign or cancerous tumor in the parotid glands. This operation requires particular care and expertise on the part of your surgical team ...