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Post-Treatment => Facial Issues => Topic started by: Keri on March 24, 2009, 11:56:49 am

Title: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: Keri on March 24, 2009, 11:56:49 am

Hello,
I'm almost 8 weeks post op translab. My facial weakness / paralysis was very pronounced at first, but has improved.

I went to a follow up appt with my ENT today. He said I was a '4' on a scale of 1 - 6. I can't rememeber if 1 is the best or 6 is the best! I guess I'm almost in the middle. I can smile a bit on my weak side (closed mouth). My eye doesn't close all the way. Sometimes I think I'm blinking but I'm not. My eye just sits there wide eyed and open all the time. I have more forehead movement now. My wrinkles on the AN side are starting to come back! I know it will be slow and I am improving. Just can't remember if I want to be heading for a 1 or a 6!

Thank you,
Keri

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: saralynn143 on March 24, 2009, 12:37:12 pm

You want to be a 1. As in "We're number one!"

Sara

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: lori67 on March 24, 2009, 12:49:53 pm

Head for the 1!!

Wrinkles coming back and movement in the forehead is a good sign.  Who would have thought anyone would be happy to get wrinkles back?  Don't people usually pay to get rid of them?   :D

Lori

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: JulieE on March 24, 2009, 01:12:13 pm

So, I remember not even knowing about that scale and which way is improving.  Then I saw my surgeon B4 a postop apt. at a nearby restaraunt, and he announced "you look great - I'ld say almost a 4!"  I remember thinking, "Gee, I've always put myself about a 7..."  Here's to learning the right way to go on the scale and continuing improvement until getting there.
Best, Julie

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: Keri on March 26, 2009, 07:38:25 pm

thanks for your helpful and funny answers. i'll asprire to be a 1, not a 6! ;)

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: Kaybo on March 26, 2009, 07:43:44 pm

I never even knew about a scale until I got on here...I'd say I was definitely a 6 or 12! ;)

K

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: OTO on March 26, 2009, 07:47:24 pm

House-Brackmann Scale
I - Normal
VI - No movement

We strive to be No. 1... yeah team

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: lori67 on March 27, 2009, 08:45:46 am

Kay, you overachiever!

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: Kaybo on March 27, 2009, 09:32:57 am

Well..what can I say??  I just want to be the best at everything I do...but let's not ANYONE try to achieve the same stature of facial paralysis as ME!! ;D

K ;)

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: Jim Scott on March 27, 2009, 03:11:49 pm

Hi, Keri ~

Well, on that House-Brackman scale, you're almost half-way to 'normal'.  Not too shabby for only 8 weeks post-op.   I think you're going to do very well.  :)

Jim

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: Keri on March 29, 2009, 08:23:40 pm

i'm halfway normal??? oh, you meant my facial recovery!

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: jazzfunkanne on March 30, 2009, 09:17:36 am

i was a six now i would say i was a two, still healing

Title: Re: the 1 - 6 facial scale
Post by: saralynn143 on April 02, 2009, 10:42:31 am

This site has good descriptions of the House-Brackman scale:
http://www.entusa.com/bells_palsy.htm

I see Dr. Neely of the Neely-Chung grading scale mentioned on the same page.

Sara