A new technique for the treatment of facial bleedings

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A team of US researchers has developed a new technique to treat facial bleeds using an electronic device implanted inside the face to restore the movement of the paralyzed part.

The first tests conducted by Harvard School of Medicine researchers, Nate Goet, on mice revealed promising results to restore the mobility of half of the paralyzed face by directing electrical signals from the right half to the injured half, helping thus to move the muscles of the face. .

The researcher stated that half-face paralysis was a "devastating" patient's disease, which caused functional and aesthetic problems and affected the process of communication between the patient and the community, while facial reconstruction surgery consisted of moving muscles or Some nerves can help restore some forms of movement on the face,

However, these methods pose some problems: for example, they give the patient the opportunity to smile again, but this requires mental effort.

During the experiment, the researchers installed electrodes with special features around the facial nerve in diseased mice, and electrical signals were routed through these electrodes in order to control the movements of the eye and mustaches.

Although the results of the first experiments of this technique are promising, the researchers confirm that the road is still long before the application of this technology to the man.

The study team plans to continue research to create smaller and permanently implanted devices in the face to overcome the problem of facial paralysis.