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There's plenty of nerves running around the face and due to the amount of bone, probably necessarily close to the surface. Are there occasions when these get se
by throwaway_pdp09 7y ago
There's plenty of nerves running around the face and due to the amount of bone, probably necessarily close to the surface. Are there occasions when these get severed leaving the recipient less able to control their facial or jaw muscles?
- waschl 7y agoNever heard about that, and I heard a lot of stories in the last 15 years about fencing.
- hobofan 7y agoI don't think with functional loss, but severance of nerves there happens very very rarely. A few years ago a friend of mine had some jaw nerve/muscles severed, but regained full functionality.
- cmenge 7y agoThe thick leather strap of the Paukbrille ("duelling glasses") protects much of the nervus facialis. When the cheeks get severed, however, some people complain from weird effects for a while (e.g. skins starts sweating when chewing). This always seemed to go away at some point though.
- capnahab 7y agoThe facial nerve is the 7th cranial nerve. It's branches innervate the muscles of facial expression. It is deep and it takes a deep cut to sever it's branches usually through muscle. Most of the scars are horizontal and I dont think I have seen one associated with a facial palsy.