Peripheral facial palsy (facial paralysis) – for referring healthcare professionals
Patients with peripheral facial palsy who may require dynamic reconstruction should be referred to a National Highly Specialised Care (NHV) unit.
Peripheral facial palsy (facial paralysis) – for referring healthcare professionals
Patients with peripheral facial palsy who may require dynamic reconstruction should be referred to a National Highly Specialised Care (NHV) unit.
Referral to National Highly Specialised Care (NHV) in peripheral facial palsy
The Facial Palsy Team sees patients who have been diagnosed with facial palsy and require rehabilitation. An investigation into the cause of the facial palsy should be carried out before referring the patient to the team.
Contact us
Contact nurse: Sara Ek, telephone number 018-617 03 51.
Telephone hours: Monday-Friday 7.30-16.
Related information on peripheral facial palsy
About us
Since 1 September 2025, Uppsala University Hospital has provided National Highly Specialised Care (NHV) for patients with facial nerve palsy with flaccid paresis (more than 1 year after the onset of paresis) and children with congenital facial palsy. Patients with complex synkinesis are also referred to Uppsala University Hospital for an individualised multidisciplinary assessment. Complex synkinesis refers to patients who, despite repeated attempts at regional treatment (irrespective of the type of treatment), continue to have problems with their synkinesis after at least one year, and other severe cases that cannot be managed regionally.
At Akademiska sjukhuset, there is a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the treatment and rehabilitation of facial palsy, the Facial Palsy Team. The team consists of plastic surgeons, ENT specialists, physiotherapists and a contact nurse. Speech therapists, psychologists, counsellors, neurophysiologists and ophthalmologists are also available if needed.
The Facial Palsy Team is a rehabilitation team and receives patients from all over the country, as well as international patients via Uppsala Care.
National and health-regional cooperation
Akademiska sjukhuset has well-established collaborations with healthcare regions and healthcare providers throughout Sweden. The Facial Palsy Team receives patients from all over Sweden. The Facial Palsy Team welcomes the exchange of expertise and has regular visitors, both nationally and internationally.
As an NHV centre, there is a responsibility for both training and skills transfer, and the Facial Palsy Team supports regional facial palsy centres.
Akademiska sjukhuset is one of eight hospitals in Europe that are fully accredited within ERN - Congenital Facial Palsy (ern-cranio.eu).