Treatment

There are many precautions when it comes to Bell's Palsy. The treatments would include keeping the eyes moist by using artificial tears or an eye patch. There are four other different treatments that can help with Bell's Palsy too. __1. Prednisone treatment:__ This is thought to help speed up the recovery. This treatment helps with the facial weakness. __2. Antiviral treatment:__ This is to help with the Herpes simplex __3. Surgery__: It is not used in most cases because most people recovery well without it. 90% of patients recovered without the use of surgery. __4. Physical therapy:__ This does not generally help but it does not hurt to try. An oral steroid can also be prescribed to help reduce the inflammation of the nerve.

This image shows the Prednisone treatment. [] []