Bell's Palsy is the paralysis of the facial muscles caused from constriction or damage to the facial nerve. People can recover with facial exercises or electrical stimulation.
Temporary paralysis of the face caused by dysfunction of the a cranial nerve is called Bell's Palsy. Bell's palsy is identified when no specific cause can be determined to cause the temporary paralysis.
Bell's palsy is an inflamation in the jaw line junction where all the nerves come through for the face, it does cause the face to go numb with paralysis, and can last as long as 6 weeks.
It is a type of neruological problems that causes partial facial paralysis. The good news is that it is not always permanet. It can be resolved with treatment