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My Ear Canals Feel Weird After Surgery, Will This Go Away?
One month after facelift/ neck lift surgery my ears are very uncomfortable. My right ear is worse the tragus (sp?) is tight sort of pushed in a bit. I have to open it to even get a q-tip in that ear canal. My inner ears feel like they are being tugged on. From my ear to my jaw line is very hard and tight, will that go away. I am not seeing the results of a defined jaw line that I wanted. Is it too soon? Also is it normal for my outer ears to feel numb and hurt when they touch a pillow?
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dgmlmax
in Orlando, FL
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Being patient after procedure
What I always tell patients is that results take time; especially after a face lift. Our body has to go through an inflammatory response and this will take several weeks. You will see swelling and bruising for a while. A far as your ear, you should go back to the physician who did the procedure to take a look at your ear. You probably just have fluid in the ear from the procedure. The numbness that you have should go away over a period of time. This is normal for most patients to have this.
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Ear Canals Feel Weird after Facelift
The ear canals should be examined. With regard to the other concerns, this may be technique related and could be expected to improve. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Early yet after a facelift
You are in the early stages of healing. The tightness wil relax and the jawline will slowly improve as the swelling resolves The tragal incision to the ear can alter the shape and other issues can arrise. However, it sounds like you are doing well for a month.
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Healing after a facelift, lite-lift
Healing after these procedures sometimes takes a while.
swelling around the canal may occur with tightening of the smas layer and sometimes feels as though the ears are plugged.
this will improve with time
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Face Lift Ear Pain
It is common for sensory changes to occur around the ears following a face lift. Usually those changes improve with time.
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Ear pain after face lift
Your scars are very tight. This and the hardness and numbness usually improve with time but you have a lot of problems for 4 weeks after surgery. Here's what to do:
Wait 2 weeks, until you are six weeks after surgery. A lot improves at 6 weeks.
Then see your surgeon.
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Weird feeling in my ear canals after facelift surgery
It is very common to have plugging, tugging, and pulling sensations around the ears following a facelift. Most of the time these sensations gradually subside over a couple of months. I would follow up with your surgeon to ensure that you don't have an old blood clot in the ear or an external canal infection. It is very normal for your ears to feel numb for several months following surgery.
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Ear discomfort after facelift surgery
The most unexpected feeling after a facelift for many patients is how it initially feels on their ears. With the incisions running into and around the ears, they will have some discomfort, tightness and numbness. For some it is initially more uncomfortable than others. The ears, by far, offer the greatest source of discomfort after surgery as the rest of the facial skin is largely numb. Much of this should have subsided however by one month after surgery, particularly the pain. You...
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Unfortunately these are expected sensory changes for some after a facelift.
I strongly encourage you to discuss your concerns with your plastic surgeon. The ears need to be examined to determine if any impacted material is present in the ear canal contributing to your discomfort. One month after surgery is generally when the face feels the tightest. This sensation begins to subside after 6 to 8 weeks following surgery. Numbness over the ears can be related to compression of the great auricular nerve. This may or may not full resolve...
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