Dear GRod
Hematomas happen. A Hematoma is a collection of blood under skin. There is often significant bruising associated with the process as well. It is a risk of having any surgery. They can profoundly delay healing so your doctor did the right thing and acted to control the hematoma.
So it is not surprising that your healing process is sputter along. You will get there but it takes much longer under these circumstances.
The muscle paralysis you are describing can be permanent if the nerves were damaged during surgery. However, the bruising and swelling associated with the hematoma can be associated with motor nerve dysfunction that slowly resolved as the swelling goes down. This can take place over several months. However, in my experience, whatever function has not returned in 6 months represents a permanent deficit. With the forehead lift these types of motor deficits can be relatively subtle even if the weakness does not recover.
As noted by others, some degree of hair root shock is common around the incisions used for the forehead lift. Typically, the hair begins to regrow at these sites after a few months. I have never had a person require scar revision for one of these incisions. Over time they tend to do quite well.
Honestly, I am not sure that seeing the neurologist will do you a bit of good. Mostly, you need time to heal. Three weeks is a very short time frame.
Contact the doctor
