Case Report

Complete and Fast Recovery from Idiopathic Facial Paralysis Using Laser-Photobiomodulation

Table 1

House-Brackmann Scale evaluates the level of facial nerve paralysis.

GradeFunction levelSymmetry at restEyesMouthForehead

INormalNormalNormalNormalNormal
IIMildNormalEasy and complete closureSlightly asymmetricalReasonable function
IIIModerateNormalWith effort complete closureSlightly affected with effortSlight to moderate
IVModerately severeNormalIncomplete closureAsymmetrical with maximum effortNone
VSevereAsymmetryIncomplete closureMinimal movementNone
VITotal paralysisTotal paralysisTotal paralysisTotal paralysisTotal paralysis