The otitis media surgery led to facial paralysis is a medical malpractice

It is not possible to generalize whether this is medical malpractice. Facial paralysis is a common complication of otitis media surgery. Whether or not it is medical malpractice depends on the extent of the lesion and whether or not it could have been avoided. If the lesion is extensive, if the facial nerve canal has been damaged, or if the facial nerve has a malformation that could not have been predicted before the surgery, then sometimes facial paralysis is unavoidable. In other cases, the facial nerve has not been damaged, but only irritated or compressed by the surgery. In such cases, most of them can be recovered very quickly after treatment. Whether or not the bottom is an accident, it depends on the surgical records at the time to determine.