Treatment of facial nerve palsies with laser and endermotherapy: a report of two cases

Author(s)

Panhoca, Vitor Hugo ^[1] ; Nogueira, Marcelo Saito ^{[2, 3]} ; Bagnato, Vanderlei Salvador ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Biophoton Lab, Inst Phys Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Phys Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Coll Cork UCC, Tyndall Natl Inst, Cork - Ireland

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: LASER PHYSICS LETTERS; v. 18, n. 1 JAN 2021.
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Abstract

Facial nerve palsy involves paralysis of unknown origin caused by trauma, infectious disease or metabolic disorders. The aim of this study was to employ low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in the recovery of two patients with facial nerve palsies due to trauma and Bell's palsy (BP), respectively. LLLT was used with a gallium aluminum arsenide laser (780 nm) in the first case and in the second case LLLT (660 nm and 808 nm) was used synergistically with a vacuum therapy device. No medication was administered during laser treatment and vacuum therapy. The treatments resulted in complete recovery and normal facial expression in both patients including improved facial movement and facial symmetry at rest. With this result in mind, we believe LLLT and combined vacuum therapy may be an alternative treatment to decrease the recovery time of facial expression in normal patients with facial nerve palsies and BP. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/14001-9 - FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY OF TOOTH IN OVARIECTOMIZED RATS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS DIAGNOSIS
• Grantee: Fernanda Rossi Paolillo
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 13/07276-1 - CEPOF - Optics and Photonic Research Center
• Grantee: Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC