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Expert facial paralysis treatment with Dr. Amit Kochhar at at Pacific Neuroscience Institute restores facial movement and quality of life.

Dr. Amit Kochhar performs an advanced type of facial nerve surgery that restores movement and function in patients with facial paralysis. Learn more.

Pacific Neuroscience Institute's facial nerve expert, Dr. Amit Kochhar, Director of the Facial Nerve Disorders Program, explains how Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - a rare virus also known to cause chickenpox and shingles - recently led to the 28-year-old pop star Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis. 

Learn more about the new Facial Nerve Disorders program at PNI and the work Dr. Kochhar is doing at to help patients struggling with facial paralysis.

Bell’s palsy is the most common cause of facial palsy (paralysis of the face). Thankfully, the majority of patients will recover to normal or near normal facial nerve function.