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Drawing on her own experience of therapy and EMDR, Facial Palsy UK CEO, Karen Johnson reflects on the ways she learned to anticipate other people’s reactions, second-guess what they were thinking and adapt to situations she hadn’t realised were affecting her mental health. My partner’s dad passed away a few weeks ago. He was a […]

August 20, 2026    ||    News Categories: General article  /

Why Children Must Be Part of Treatment Decisions in Facial Palsy Care When a child is diagnosed with facial palsy, families are often faced with difficult and deeply personal decisions – especially when surgery is an option. Unlike emergency care, these choices are usually elective or semi-elective, meaning there is rarely a single “right” answer. […]

August 20, 2026    ||    News Categories: General article  /    ||    Tags: children  / facial palsy  /

Facial paralysis after cancer: grief, identity shifts, and renewed purpose.

March 3, 2026    ||    News Categories: Facial Palsy Awareness Week  / General article  /    ||    Tags: awareness week  /

The theme for Facial Palsy Awareness Week (1-7 March 2024) is ‘Recognising Facial Palsy’. In July our charity Facial Palsy UK will be entering its thirteenth year. Back in 2016 in collaboration with Research Now (now Dynata) we conducted a survey[1] to understand what the general public know about facial paralysis including their expectations in […]

March 4, 2024    ||    News Categories: Facial Palsy Awareness Week  / General article  /    ||    Tags: awareness week  /

Facial Palsy UK response to BBC Radio 2, Jeremy Vine Show – misinformation about the use of Botox for treating Bell’s palsy. A segment on the Jeremy Vine BBC Radio 2 show on Monday 9 May discussed the use of Botox for various medical conditions. A caller with Bell’s palsy enquired whether Botox would be […]

May 11, 2022    ||    News Categories: General article  / General news  /    ||    Tags: bell's palsy  / botox  / facial palsy  /

A review of the year by Facial Palsy UK Trustee Mandy Brailsford, discussing how the pandemic affected the work of the charity and more.

February 28, 2021    ||    News Categories: General article  /

Regular and thorough cleaning of hands has been advised since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is to prevent the transfer of the virus from hands on to surfaces which others may touch. Washing your hands with soap and water, as well as the use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers are both recommended. Hand sanitisers […]

July 28, 2020    ||    News Categories: General article  /    ||    Tags: covid-19  /

Lorraine Thurston reflects on her previous work with Facial Palsy UK, and how in her new job wearing a mask has impacted the way she connects with people.

April 7, 2020    ||    News Categories: General article  /

We created this mnemonic to help generalist clinicians understand the differential signs to look out for when a patient presents with symptoms of Bell’s palsy.

May 14, 2018    ||    News Categories: General article  /    ||    Tags: ramsay hunt syndrome  /

Responding to a Daily Mail article dated 26 October 2017 which used unacceptable language to describe a person’s experience of Bell’s palsy in pregnancy.

November 2, 2017    ||    News Categories: General article  / General news  /    ||    Tags: daily mail  /

Lyme disease cases are on the rise in the UK with an 3,000 estimated new cases reported each year by the NHS. Commonly mistaken for Bell’s palsy, it’s important health providers know the symptoms of Lyme disease.

August 1, 2017    ||    News Categories: General article  /

For Facial Palsy Awareness Week, Karen Johnson writes about blinking and why when you lose the ability to blink it has such an impact on your life.

March 1, 2017    ||    News Categories: General article  /    ||    Tags: blink  / dry eye  /