"The facial convulsions that have plagued me for 5 years have finally been cured, I was embarrassed to laugh before, I was nervous around the eyes, the mouth twitched, and the two eyes were not the same size after a long time, a week ago, Professor Jiang Haitao gave me microvascular decompression surgery, the convulsions were gone, and I could finally go out with confidence. Ms. Zhang, 58, of Yulin, recounted.
Ms. Zhang had paroxysmal involuntary convulsions around her left eye 5 years ago, in order to control the condition, the convulsions will be slightly relieved after taking medicine and acupuncture, and the symptoms will reappear after stopping the drug, and the effect of the drug will gradually deteriorate. In 2010 and 2021, I had two local injections of botulinum toxin**, and each time it was only relieved for 3 months, and then it was **. Cranial nerve scintigraphy examination was performed two years ago, and the results showed that the facial nerve was in contact with the cerebellar angular cisterns, and the left side was more significant, and there was a chance of microvascular decompression surgery**, and the operation has been delayed due to excessive concern about the risks of surgery**.
With the passage of time, her condition worsened, and she consulted Jiang Haitao many times about surgery, as well as inspected the patients who had undergone surgery**, and she finally made up her mind to be admitted to the hospital for microvascular decompression surgery**, and a week ago, the symptoms of postoperative facial convulsions disappeared.
Professor Jiang Haitao introduced: Microvascular decompression surgery for facial muscle spasm is the responsibility of the surgeon to preserve the patient's function as much as possible while relieving the responsible vascular compression. We are the "triple insurance" based on surgical technology, that is, preoperative imaging examination, intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring, multi-modal image fusion and 3D printing technology, to escort patients all the way.
There is no need to worry too much about the risks, and patients who have serious impact on their lives need surgery!
Microvascular decompression is the only method for facial spasm, but the risk and effectiveness of surgery are more concerned for patients. Microvascular decompression is a surgical method to separate and decompress the "responsible blood vessels" that compress the spasm of the facial muscles, and intraoperative separation and traction may increase the risk of surgical complications.
With the development of cranial nerve disease diagnosis and treatment technology, the success rate of facial muscle spasm is getting higher and higher, and with regard to the surgical risk, in addition to the surgical technique of the surgeon, advanced equipment is used to ensure the surgical efficacy and avoid complications, and the common ones are preoperative imaging examinations and intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring. Cranial nerve scintigraphy can clearly find out whether the responsible blood vessels and nerves have a riding phenomenon, determine whether it is a primary or secondary cause, and provide conditions for the formulation of surgical plans.
Intraoperative electrophysiology monitoring can help doctors quickly locate blood vessels and adequately decompress. Moreover, it reduces the process of excessive search for blood vessels, greatly reduces the disturbance of related nerves, and also reduces the occurrence of common complications such as hearing loss and facial paralysis. The complication rate is less than 2%.
However, with the improvement of microsurgical techniques, the incidence of complications is very low in hospitals with special diagnosis and treatment groups for cranial nerve diseases, so the selection of experienced specialists to perform surgery is an effective guarantee to reduce complications.