Dr. Nikoobakht conducted surgical treatment for hemifacial spasm at Erfan Niayesh hospital.
Hemifacial Spasm Surgery
Hemifacial spasm is a condition similar to trigeminal neuralgia and is due to an abnormal discharge of another nerve called the "facial nerve". In trigeminal neuralgia the abnormal discharge is in a pain-bearing trigeminal nerve. In hemifacial spasm the abnormal discharge is in the facial nerve which supplies the muscles of the face and thus causes twitching or spasms of the muscles of the face and not pain. It is also known as a facial twitch, involves the facial muscles on one side of the face. Most commonly, it starts in an eye muscle as an infrequent involuntary twitch or flutter. In most cases, the facial spasm starts around the eye area and progresses to the mouth muscles on one side of the face. The neck and forehead are usually the last parts of the face to be affected by hemifacial spasm.