[Medical treatment of so-called frozen face paralysis]

Medical treatment for a frigore facial paralysis should be instituted promptly, within 48 hours of the appearance of symptoms. Principally, to reduce oedema or oedematous neuropathy (which is what Bell's palsy is), treatment should include:--corticoids, --vaso-dilators. --1 p. 100 xylocaine infiltrations (superficial temporal artery, stylomastoid foramen, where chin branches cross the facial pedicle), --kinesitherapy. Results can be judged by the seventh day. In case of failure, surgery has to be resorted to.