Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments that treat this condition Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Neurology Plastic Surgery Areas that research this condition Neurology Research By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatment March 15, 2024 Print Related Facial paralysis Associated Procedures CT scan Electromyography (EMG) MRI X-ray Show more associated procedures News from Mayo Clinic Signs and symptoms of Bell's palsy April 26, 2024, 07:59 p.m. CDT Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book Newsletter: Mayo Clinic Health Letter — Digital Edition Show more products and services from Mayo Clinic Bell's palsySymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departments Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20370010 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Bell's palsy