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Keishi Fujiwara¹, Yasushi Furuta^1,2, Wakae Aoki³

¹1 Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology

|July 17, 2019

Abstract

Objectives:

To investigate the effectiveness of make-up therapy for patients with facial nerve palsy.

Methods:

Seven female patients with facial nerve palsy who received specialist make-up therapy were enrolled. The objective of the make-up therapy was to obtain a symmetrical facial appearance.

Results:

Overall score for the Facial Clinimetric Evaluation (FaCE) scale was significantly improved after make-up therapy. There was a tendency for symptoms of depression to be improved among patients after make-up therapy.

Conclusion:

Make-up therapy to improve the symmetry of facial appearance could afford a noninvasive and low-cost treatment for patients with facial nerve palsy, especially in terms of patient quality of life and psychological condition.

Keywords:

FaCE scale facial nerve palsy make-up therapy

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