<s>[INST] The right side of my face next to my nose, under my eye is swollen, this has happnened in the past and the Dr diagonosed it as 7th nerve bells palsey.  He gave me prednisone and it went away.  I've had scans, and nothing but a "mass" shows up, they ruled out cancer or anything else.  It's back again, very painful.  The Dr. I saw yesterday said he does not think it's bells palsey b/c my face if not drooping, but based on my history, gave me another round of predinsone.  It's not come down any yet & still hurts.  Could this be something else? [/INST] Hi,Thank you for posting your query.Bell's palsy leads to paralysis of facial muscles on one half of face. This includes inability to close one eye, facial asymmetry, inability to blow out cheek on one side, etc.So, your symptoms are not like Bell's palsy.If you can upload a picture of face swelling, it would be helpful.Please get back if you require any additional information.Best wishes,Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)Senior Consultant NeurologistApollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,My personal URL on this website:   My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com </s>