Functional and Electrophysiological Evaluation of the Effect of Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Peripheral Facial Paralysis Clinical Case Report

摘要

This clinical case report relates to a total of 4 patients, carriers of idiopathic facial paralysis, treated with Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) using a Gallium -Aluminum -Arsenide diode Laser of 780 nm, 50 mW, continuous wave emission, spot size 3 mm~2 and total dosage of 20 joules per session distributed to the peripheral trajectory of the injured nerve in a point by point contact mode. Altogether 24 treatment sessions were performed in a period of 12 consecutive weeks twice a week.All treated patients presented recovery signs from the initial degree of paralysis.