When you develop an acute facial palsy from Bell’s palsy or Ramsay Hunt syndrome, most of the damage is done to the nerve in the first 24 hours by the inflammatory process.
Facial synkinesis is one of the more troublesome consequences after a facial palsy. It occurs as a result of aberrant nerve regrowth so that two or more movements become connected. The most typical one is a connection between the eye and the mouth.
Susan Rankin treats facial nerve damage such as Bell’s Palsy and vestibular conditions that result in dizziness and impede balance.
