Love Island’s Tayla Damir reveals her struggle with Bell’s palsy

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‘I’m done crying’: Love Island’s Tayla Damir reveals her struggle with Bell’s palsy and says a Botox procedure made her condition WORSE

By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia

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Love Island Australia star Tayla Damir has spoken candidly about her battle with Bell’s palsy, a type of paralysis that affects one side of the face.

The 24-year-old cried on Sunday as she revealed how a medical Botox procedure had worsened her condition rather than improved it.

‘I should’ve listened to my gut’, Tayla said in a since-deleted Instagram video, as reported by Perth Now.

Health issue: Love Island star Tayla Damir has spoken about her battle with Bell’s palsy, a type of paralysis that affects one side of the face. Pictured before she developed Bell’s palsy

She added: ‘I’m done crying, there’s nothing I can do about it now. I’m just going to accept it.’

Bell’s palsy is a weakness or paralysis in one side of the face, causing it to droop or become stiff on that side.

According to Better Health Victoria, 90 per cent of patients will recover with time.

Struggling:

Struggling: The 24-year-old cried in a since-deleted Instagram video on Sunday as she revealed how a medical Botox procedure had worsened her condition rather than improved it

Botox is one treatment option for the condition, and is ‘useful if during nerve recovery, unexpected involuntary movement of the face occurs’.

Tayla told her Instagram followers the condition meant she could no longer pout properly. 

Earlier this year, Tayla confirmed her romance with AFL star Nathan Broad, 26. 

WHAT IS BELL’S PALSY? 

Bell’s palsy is the most common cause of facial paralysis. 

The symptoms include a weakened side of the face, dryness in the mouth, drooling, impaired speech, difficulty eating and drinking, eyes not shutting and dryness of the eyes.

According to Britain’s National Health Service, 70 per cent of people with the condition make a complete recovery with or without treatment. 

About 30 per cent will continue to have a weakness in their facial muscles and 20 per cent will be left with a long-term problem. 

It affects one in 5,000 people a year and is most common in those aged between 15 and 60.

 

Condition: Bell's palsy is a weakness or paralysis in one side of the face, causing it to droop or become stiff on that side. Pictured: Tayla on November 12, before she developed Bell's palsy

Condition: Bell’s palsy is a weakness or paralysis in one side of the face, causing it to droop or become stiff on that side. Pictured: Tayla on November 12, before she developed Bell’s palsy

Tayla and Nathan first sparked romance rumours when they were spotted together at the Melbourne Cup last year, and were later pictured poolside at the Crown Towers in Perth on December 22, before spending New Year’s Eve together in Bali.

She confirmed their relationship on January 1, sharing a picture of the pair kissing on a balcony that was aptly captioned: ‘Happy New Year’.

Tayla had previously dated fellow Love Island 2018 winner Grant Crapp, but she dumped him after discovering he already had a ‘secret girlfriend’. 

Happy: Earlier this year, Tayla confirmed her romance with AFL star Nathan Broad (left)

Happy: Earlier this year, Tayla confirmed her romance with AFL star Nathan Broad (left)