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Is your face out of control? Facial Weakness | Uneasiness Behind Your Face

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Is your face out of control?


Your face is controlled by nerves and when these malfunction, weakness of the muscles may cause it to droop.


Skin disease usually is a major cause of embarrassment or social anxiety, so it's necessary to get medical advice on how to improve that condition.

Syringoma + +

Meaning: Small, raised swelling above and below eyes.


Erysipelas + + +

Meaning: Sudden development of one - sided redness of face, pain, fever and skin blistering.


Facial Weakness

Facial Nerve Palsy  + + +

Meaning: Sudden onset of one - sided weakness of face with an inability to fully close the eye, reduced wrinkling of forehead and loss of an ability to smile or put lips in a whistling position.


Transient Ischemic Attack + + +

Meaning: Symptoms of a stroke that resolves within 24 hours. This is a medical emergency.


Stroke + + +

Meaning: Sudden onset of facial weakness, associated with possible loss of speech, paralysis of one side of the body. This is a medical emergency. Seek immediate medical attention.


Myasthenia Gravis + +

Meaning: Weakening muscles in the face, throat such as difficulty in opening eyes or swallowing, develops as the day goes on.


Dental Abscess +

Meaning: Sudden development of swelling around upper and/or lower jaw, maybe associated with toothache. Seek urgent dental care.


Xanthelasma + +

Meaning: Yellow slightly raised patch, maybe just above or below the eyelid, associated with raised cholesterol.


Fractured Cheekbone +

Meaning: Severe pain, swelling and bruising of cheek following injury such as a fall or a punch.


~ fractured cheekbone


Slapped Cheek Syndrome +

Meaning: Intense redness of cheeks of usually a well child, more general fine red rash occurs around 2 days later on the rest of the body.


Cold Sore ( Herpes Simplex ) + + +

Meaning: Acutely painful bubbly rash that may occur recurrently around/on lips, may also occur inside the mouth, causing pain when eating.


~ Herpes Simplex Rash

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  1. Dolly SatsangiJanuary 14, 2023 at 10:53 AM

    Awareness can help to deal with the problem quickly. Believe lt.

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