Thanks for the question - It is unusual to have numbness on your forehead 10 months after endo brow lift. Sometimes the trochars or the dissection can stretch the nerve. These injuries will usually resolve on their own. A nerve called the supraorbital nerve provides sensation to the forehead and... more
Forehead numbness after a Brow Lift?
I've had an endoscopic brow lift along with an upper and lower eye lift. It has been 10.5 months and I still have numbness on the right side of my forehead, and the eyebrow is slightly lifted. The area under the eyebrows seems to be thicker or swollen, even though my doctor says that it's impossible at this time. I have tingling sensations in my forehead, my eyebrow area and between my forehead, which I'm told is a good thing to feel. I just want to make sure, is everything okay and will things eventually get better for me?
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7 answers to “Forehead numbness after a Brow Lift?”A: Time Will Tell
It sounds like the nerves were injured during the procedure (stretched, bruised, cut, etc), which is not uncommon. The tingling is a sign that the sensory nerve is regrowing, and that in time (upto 2 years or even longer) you should regain most if not all of your sensation. The asymmetry of the eyebrow... more
A: Numbness in the areas described at 10 months sounds like nerve injury
The nreves to the forehead are of two types: Sensory nerves that tell you when something touches your forehead, senses cold and hot and senses sharp. These nerves come from the area around the upper inner eyebrow to give sensation to the entire forehead and the top of the scalp. Injury to these nerves can be... more
A: Sensory changes after brow lift
It is very unusual to have long term sensory losses of the forehead after 10 months. This can be the result of a direct injury to the sensory nerves that supply the forehead or from very contused nerves during the procedure. If you are getting tingling sensations, then perhaps the symptoms are improving.... more
A: Give it some time
There are some studies which have shown that it can take up to two years for nerves to recover in the forehead. It's important to find out if there are any treatable causes. For example was there a suture (stitch) placed or a device that may be compressing the nerve? Other than that there is no intervention of... more
A: Numbness after a brow lift
The numbness from the endoscopic browlift is probably permanent after ten-and-a-half months. If the eyebrow is slightly lifted one higher than the other, it will probably remain so at this point. Full healing has occurred ten-and-a-half months after the surgery. Tingling sensations in the forehead are... more
A: Numbness after brow lift may last a year
Numbness in the forehead following a browlift generally last 2-6 months. Sensation in the crown may take longer to recover (10-12 months). The degree of any injury (bruised, stretched, or cut) to the main sensory nerves (the supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves) may prolong these general recovery times... more
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