Q It's been more than 5 years and I'm getting Botox too. Even in such a long-standing case, is Korean medicine treatment meaningful?
A Even in long-standing cases, you can expect benefits such as reduced spasm frequency, longer-lasting Botox effects, and less disruption to daily life. Rather than a complete cure, a realistic goal is to raise the level of symptom control and improve quality of life.
Detailed Answer
In long-standing hemifacial spasm, the nerve's overexcitable circuit is entrenched, so full recovery in a short time is difficult. However, Korean medicine treatment can play a complementary role by raising the spasm threshold to reduce frequency, or by helping the Botox effect last longer. When the body-wide state of tension caused by Liver-Wind and phlegm-fluid improves, the overall intensity of spasms can also decrease. Patients who have relapsed after surgery, or whose Botox effect is gradually diminishing, do come for complementary treatment.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Even an entrenched spasm can change the internal environment in which it arises once the body's overall circulation and heat balance are corrected. Rather than aiming to eliminate it all at once, the direction of long-term management is to stabilize things so that the energy of the spasm grows no further.
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