The largest study of facial paralysis finds it is more stigmatized than other neurological conditions. This stigma leads to high levels of anxiety and depression, especially for people with acquired FP.

Thank you Moebius Syndrome Foundation Scientific Advisory Board Member,     Kathleen Bogart, Ph.D.  for this important research.

Check out the results here:

https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/sites/liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/files/facial_paralysis_social-emotional_survey_results-200103_01.pdf