Can Sensation Return After Facelift Without Any Pins & Needles Sensations Beforehand?

I've never had any pins and needles or other odd sensations after my facelift three months ago. However I believe the area of numbness around my cheeks and ears has gotten a bit smaller. Does this seem possible without first experiencing paresthesias? Thank you for your time.

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Sensation Recovery after Facelift

After 3 months following a facelift, sensation still has the ability to return. Although pins and needles, burning, and the like may be indicators of regeneration, there are more subtle recoveries possible.

Are parathesias after facelift the norm?

Some patients do have parathesias, odd sensations or pins and needles, and for others, the sensation returns gradually without any intervening, noticeable issues. It sounds like you are on the road to recovery!

Can Sensation Return After Facelift Without Any Pins & Needles Sensations Beforehand?

Yes, this is certainly possible. In some cases patients experience return of sensation or resolution of numbness without the intermediate pins and needles or other unusual sensations. It sounds like you're healing well. I hope this information is helpful. Stephen Weber, M.D. Lone Tree Facial Plastic Surgeon

Sensation quietly returns in time after facelift

Unlike your foot with the pins and needles sensation, your skin sensation after facelift slowly and quietly returns over about a three month period of time. Few will notice much of anything.

You are lucky that your are not experiencing parasthesia

Nerves can regenerate, and you can have return of sensation without having parasthesias. I would consider yourself lucky that you have not experience parasthesias as they can be uncomfortable.

Sensation to the face almost always returns in time and usually with out pins and needles senation

It is a very interesting phenomena that after a face lift, breast lift, breast reconstruction, tummy tuck etc, the feeling almost alway returns over time with out pins and needles sensations. What is more fascinating is that when patients have face transplants the surgeons hook up the arteries, veins and motor nerves but do not hook up the sensation nerves and in time the feeling sensation returns.

Healing after facelift, lite lift, quick lift

Healing after facelift, lite lift, quick lift this happens in different ways there may be itching crawling sensation pins and needles it varies by procedure and patient