Center for Facial Nerve Disorders

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A Multidisciplinary approach to Facial Nerve Recovery

Affiliated with Our Lady of the Lake Hearing and Balance “Acoustic Neuroma Center of Excellence”.

One of the few clinics of its kind in the world.

Facial paralysis results from injury to the facial nerve or the seventh cranial nerve, also known as CN VII. Facial nerve impairment can range from partial to complete paralysis with the potential of full recovery versus abnormal recovery to no recovery at all. The loss of facial motion can leave one feeling devastated, overwhelmed and as though they have lost a part of themselves.

In 2017, Dr. Hetzler and Dr. MacDowell founded the Facial Nerve Disorders Multidisciplinary Clinic for nonsurgical management and facial retraining following facial nerve injury and recovery. Our clinic services patients with facial nerve weakness and paralysis following tumor surgery, trauma, congenital paralysis, longstanding complications of Bell’s Palsy and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, as well as many other facial nerve disorders.

Our team of highly trained facial reconstruction and rehabilitation physicians and therapists use a multidisciplinary model to assess and treat facial nerve disorders. Our dedicated team coordinates care between neurotologic surgeons, skull base and head and neck surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and facial physical therapists for optimal outcome.

Diseases and Disorders Treated

Bell’s Palsy
Ramsay-Hunt
Melkerson Rosenthal
Hemifacial Spasm
Synkinesis
Vascular Compression Disorders
Facial Neuroma
Acoustic Neuroma
Primary Temporal Bone Pathology
Skull Base Pathology
Central Nervous System Tumors
Trauma
Stroke
Infectious Causes (Lyme Disease)
Congenital

Contact

Phone: (225) 765-1982
Fax: (225) 765-2999

Location

7777 Hennessy Blvd
Suite 709
Baton Rouge, LA 70808