Have you ever seen a person who didn't smile for photographs? Sometimes some people don't smile because they can't smile as one of their facial nerves has a problem.
I recently met a man, probably in his mid-40s, who said he had Bell's palsy. He went for a holiday overseas and the family took photos. However, he said that he noticed he didn't smile in all the photos. His wife noticed that too. He said he looked quite angry in the photos (he wasn't angry at all).
He heard from a friend that acupuncture may work well with loss of facial nerve function. So he went to see a Chinese traditional practitioner and had acupuncture done on his face.
He pointed to where the acupuncture needles were inserted - all over the face, including the cheeks and eyebrows. He said that he had regained some control of his smile. There was still some stiffness in much of his intended smile. He will be continuing the acupuncture till he regains full capability of smiling. He has no stroke and can stand and walk, speak and write.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell's_palsy
I recently met a man, probably in his mid-40s, who said he had Bell's palsy. He went for a holiday overseas and the family took photos. However, he said that he noticed he didn't smile in all the photos. His wife noticed that too. He said he looked quite angry in the photos (he wasn't angry at all).
He heard from a friend that acupuncture may work well with loss of facial nerve function. So he went to see a Chinese traditional practitioner and had acupuncture done on his face.
He pointed to where the acupuncture needles were inserted - all over the face, including the cheeks and eyebrows. He said that he had regained some control of his smile. There was still some stiffness in much of his intended smile. He will be continuing the acupuncture till he regains full capability of smiling. He has no stroke and can stand and walk, speak and write.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell's_palsy
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