Is facial paralysis contagious?

Many patients often suffer from facial paralysis due to plastic surgery or other reasons, and it is best for patients to go to the hospital for treatment when they have mild facial paralysis, so that their condition can be improved as soon as possible, and this is also very beneficial for the treatment of facial paralysis. However, many people worry that facial paralysis will be contagious. So, is facial paralysis really contagious?

It's not contagious.

Generally, common symptoms of mild facial paralysis include:

1. Eyelid tremor: It is a common symptom of mild facial paralysis. Close both eyes forcefully, and the examiner will pull the upper eyelids open. At this time, a slight muscle contracture tremor may be felt on one side of the upper eyelid, but not on the other side. The existence of this phenomenon indicates mild facial nerve paralysis, which is more common in peripheral facial nerve paralysis.

2. Blinking movement: Carefully observe the patient's blinking. Symptoms of mild facial paralysis can be seen in asymmetric blinking movements on both sides, which is a significant phenomenon. If the patient is asked to blink, the blinking movement will be slow and incomplete on the mildly paralyzed side.

3. Oblique oval mouth sign: Ask the patient to open his mouth wide. When there is mild facial nerve paralysis, the corner of the mouth on the affected side droops to form an oblique oval-shaped mouth, which is also a symptom of mild facial paralysis. The difference between the oblique oval mouth caused by trigeminal nerve motor branch paralysis and the oval mouth caused by trigeminal nerve motor branch paralysis is that there is no mandibular deviation. This sign is not obvious in central facial nerve paralysis.

4. Eyelash sign: Ask the patient to close his eyes forcefully. When a normal person closes his eyes forcefully, his eyelashes are mostly buried between the upper and lower eyelids. When the facial nerve is paralyzed, the eyelashes are exposed, especially in the case of mild paralysis. If you close your eyes tightly, the asymmetry of the eyelashes is not obvious at first, but after a short period of time, the eyelashes on the mildly paralyzed side will slowly become visible. This is called a positive eyelash sign. This is a common symptom of mild facial paralysis.

Through the above introduction, we can understand that facial paralysis is not contagious, but we still need to pay more attention. Many friends who often have plastic surgery should pay more attention to facial paralysis, because frequent plastic surgery can easily lead to facial paralysis. Therefore, it is best for women not to have plastic surgery, as it has a great impact on the body.