What Happens if Nerves Are Damaged During Rhinoplasty?

I was wondering what happens if nerves are damaged during Rhinoplasty. If they are can they affect the facial muscles at all? How can I tell if my nerves have been damaged?

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Damaged Nerves After Rhinoplasty

It is very difficult to damage nerves long-term after a primary rhinoplasty. All the nerves come back. I have not seen a numb tip unless it is a secondary or tertiary rhinoplasty. Most of the time in a primary rhinoplasty the nerves come back in 6 months.

Rod J. Rohrich, MD

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Nerve Damage Unlikely During Rhinoplasty

There are two types of nerves in your nose, motor nerves and sensory nerves. Motor nerves are responsible for moving muscles and sensory nerves provide the sense of touch. In the course of a typical rhinoplasty sensory nerves are cut and the skin on the nose will therefore have decreased sense of touch. This typically resolves in weeks to months as the nerves regrow, though occasionally patients have some residual permanent numbness. I have never met a... more

Can nerves be damaged during Rhinoplasty

You are referring to motor nerves and more specifically branches, of the facial nerve, that are responsible for making the muscles of the face move. During a Rhinoplasty, the tissues, of the nose are elevated off the nasal skeleton so we can modify, thin and otherwise shape these cartilage and bone structures. The facial nerve branches come from the sides of the face and branch into the facial muscles as the branches move inward towards the mouth and nose. The nose... more