Actor Nick Shen recovering from Bell's palsy: 'My face and smile are still not completely symmetrical'

Local actor and opera practitioner Nick Shen has reason to smile again, as he is gradually recovering from“I can smile now,” the 47-year-old wrote on social media on Tuesday. “What warms my heart are the blessings I’ve received through the care and concern of my doctors, nurses, family and friends.”

He then disclosed in another post a few days later that the shingles herpes zoster viral infection led to Bell’s palsy, which resulted in paralysis of the facial nerve on the right side of his face.Referring to the photo accompanying his latest post, he said: “You can see that my face and smile are still not completely symmetrical, but my family and friends have remarked on the significant improvement in my Bell’s palsy. Keep smiling.

“The doctor advised me to tape this onto my eye because my right eye can’t blink properly,” he said. “If I sleep, my eye will stay open and bacteria can enter my eye.”In late September, the troupe leader of the 159-year-old Lao Sai Tao Yuan Teochew Opera Troupe made his first public appearance since he was hit with the double blow, with a performance at a gala dinner.

“They even suggested that if I’m unable to sing, I can focus more on Chinese opera movements. Additionally, they reassured me that speaking slower on stage due to my Bell’s palsy situation is perfectly acceptable.”Shen said his doctors gave their approval for him to perform, and his dermatologist provided a special cream for his shingles, which he applied before putting on his Chinese opera make-up.

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