Numbness Eyelid Surgery?

How long after undergoing eyelid surgery should numbness around the eyes reside?

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Everyone is little different

Having gone through a blepharoplasty procedure myself I can testify about the numbness personally. I found it was temporary and once it went away it didn't come back. It was really three to four weeks before I had full feeling in all four lids. This is typical for my patients as well. A few of them take longer, more like six weeks. Rarely will numbness in the eyelids last longer than that. Did it bother me? No, since I don't wear makeup.... more

Numbness after Eyelid Surgery?

Thank you for the question. Numbness may persist for several months after any type of facial surgery. I hope this helps.

Numbness after eyelid surgery

I would say that 50% of it should subside after 6 weeks, but there can be some residual areas that might take 6 months on occasion. Every patient is different though.

Numb Eyelids After Surgery

During eyelid surgery, it is common for the small branches of sensory nerves to be cut. These nerve endings regenerate, usually after 3 - 6 months. Most likely, your numbness will resolve in time.

Michael McCracken, MD

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Boulder Oculoplastic Surgeon

Numbness after eyelid surgery

One could have numbness for three months after eyelid surgery, but it should not be severe, and really mostly noticeable when touching th eeyelid directly.