Select Causes Bell's Palsy - Bell's Palsy in adults - Bell's palsy in children - Bell's palsy in pregnancy Facial Palsy From Birth Lyme Disease Mastoiditis Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome Moebius Syndrome Myasthenia gravis Neurofibromatosis Type 2 Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Trauma Tumours & Cancers - Acoustic Neuroma - Cholesteatoma - Dermoid Cyst (Cystic Teratoma) - Facial Nerve Neuroma - Haemangioma - Pilocytic astrocytoma - Salivary gland cancer - Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Teratoma Trauma Sylvia’s Story At age 15, Sylvia had a horse riding accident which left her with facial paralysis. Trauma Daniel’s Story Daniel developed facial palsy after a fall down the stairs at home. Trauma Tumours & Cancers Emily’s Story Surgery to remove a dermoid cyst caused Emily’s facial palsy. Trauma Richard’s Story Aged 12, Richard woke up from a coma after an accident, to find he was partially paralysed. Trauma Martin’s Story Martin’s facial palsy arrived one week after a head trauma suffered during a night out. Trauma Douglas’ Story Douglas was left with a facial palsy after an accident in Easter 2015. Trauma Bethan’s Story A car accident left Bethan with a rare form of bilateral facial paralysis. Help Us Donate Now We can only continue our work with your help, please consider making a donation to Facial Palsy UK today. Donate now Support Find a Support Network Find a support network or local group, meet others with facial palsy, make new friends and share experiences. Find a group now Help Us Share Your Story We are always keen to share people's stories about facial palsy and raise awareness about the various different causes. Find out more Support Join Our Community Our community includes people with facial palsy, parents, family members, friends and health professionals. Join for free today. Join Now