Of the 58 and 59 facial palsy patients in the control and treatment groups , 16 ( 27.6 % ) and 24 ( 40.7 % ) were cured , 18 ( 31.0 % ) and 23 ( 39.0 % ) experienced marked improvement , 15 ( 25.9 % ) and 10 ( 16.9 % ) were improved , and 9 ( 15.5 % ) and 2 ( 3.4 % ) were failed , with the effective rate being 85.0 % and 96.6 % , respectively .