Comprehensive Facial Rehabilitation Improves Function in People With Facial Paralysis: A 5-Year Experience at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Abstract

For 160 patients with facial paralysis, statistically significant improvements after facial rehabilitation were shown; the improvements appeared to be long lasting with continued treatment. The improvements in the FGS scores indicated that patients can successfully manage symptoms with rehabilitation and underscored the importance of specialized therapy in the management of facial paralysis.