How Long Will the Tissue in Front of and Behind Ears Be Hard and Skin Numb After Face Lift

During a face-neck lift, it is necessary to separate the skin from the underlying fatty-muscular foundation of your face so that it can be lifted up to rejuvenate you. During this process, the tiny nerves that pass through the foundation to the skin are cut. They all grow back with time, but this regrowth can take a number of months to complete. Usually by three to four months, it is almost back to normal, but this can be slower if you had facial surgery in the past. The firmness in the... more

I had a facelift and to be honest it took almost 5 months for the skin in front and behind to soften .I didn't have a lifestyle lift of course I had a facelift by a board certified plastic surgeon and I look and feel great.

If you are only two weeks out from a  facelift, you will feel swollen, numb and firmness. All these things shoul get better with time.