A 45-year-old member asked:
Can plastic surgeron fix facial paralysis condition?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

Dr. Robert Whitfieldanswered
Specializes in Plastic Surgery
Facial paralysis: Yes. Please look into the plastic Surgery groups at Johns Hopkins or the university if Maryland.
4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. James Goodrichanswered
Neurosurgery 40 years experience
Facial paralysis: There are a number of surgical treatments for facial paralysis - both neurosurgeon surgeons and plastic surgeons offer this techniques, however they are quite subspecialized and only a small group of surgeons do these procedures for facial paralysis.
3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Last updated Aug 18, 2014
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