Abstract
Management of facial palsy is targeted toward correction of individual patient concerns.
Both esthetic perioral changes to the face and functional perioral deficits are commonly
concerning to patients with facial paly. Herein, we review perioral impairments resulting
from both flaccid and postparalytic facial palsy. Additionally, we discuss targeted
therapy and a multitude of technical interventions aimed at restoring perioral functionality
to optimize oral competence, speech articulation, and quality of life for facial palsy
patients.
Keywords
facial palsy - perioral - facial paralysis
