The Wessex Facial Nerve Centre


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Organisation University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Category Treatment
Local/National Local
Contact name N/A
Contact email
Phone 023 8077 7222

Fax 023 8120 4148

Address Wessex Facial Nerve Centre,
Mailpoint 101,
Wessex Neurological Centre,
Southampton General Hospital,
Tremona Road,
Southampton,
Hampshire

Web Links http://www.uhs.nhs.uk/OurServices/Brainspinea...

Regions Wessex

Conditions Facial Nerve Disorders and Injuries

Rehabilitation

Services offered Treatment

Location Southampton

Resources http://www.uhs.nhs.uk/OurServices/Brainspinea...

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Description

The Wessex Facial Nerve Centre is a regional service dedicated to the treatment of facial nerve disorders and injuries. Damage to the facial nerve can result in varying degrees of paralysis with recovery dependent on the severity of the damage.







The Wessex Facial Nerve Centre brings together the skills, expertise and experience of a team of medical, surgical and rehabilitation specialists. They offer a full range of treatments and advanced surgical techniques in the management of what is a very complex disorder.







The centre is able to provide early and late management of facial weakness following any type of neurosurgical, skull base, or otologic procedure.







We are also able to use the combined skills of the team to treat patients who have a facial weakness or cosmetic deformity following trauma or have a residual disfiguring weakness following a facial paralysis.

Referral Criteria

For health professionals: When to refer patients with facial paralysis Bell's palsy The majority of patients will recover following a course of steroids. If the patient is unable to close their eyelids they will require advice on eye care (including eye protection) such as artificial tear drops and ointments and taping the eyelids shut at night. If the cornea remains exposed or there are any concerns regarding the health of the eye refer to ophthalmology. Patients may benefit from referral to the Face Place who can provide the patient with practical help and support in the acute phase of the facial palsy and assist in addressing some of residual problems such as synkinesis during the later stages of the condition. Referral to other specialists When the diagnosis is in doubt. Consider an urgent referral to ENT or neurology if:

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