1 week Post Op-UAL Chin Lipo, nerve damage is it potentially permanent and what are next steps? (photos)

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7 days ago I had UAL under the chin, General anesthesia. I have jaw pain along mandible, unable to open my mouth fully (like a big yawn), some numbness on my tongue (hard to spit), chin and lower lip. Unable to depress my bottom lip to smile - problem is bilateral. My surgeon says she never had this happen and that her colleague surgeon says it’s neuropraxia and should resolve (colleague didn’t see me). Should I meet with an ENT as my next step? Super worried it’s permanent...please help.

Michael P. Morrissette, DDS, FACS · Answer

Temporary loss of feeling or loss of movement after liposuction or ultrasound of the jawline does occur. Generally, the nerves are not cut but have sustained some temporary swelling which is contributing to the diminished function. One week is not a long time following a surgical procedure. Based on your procedure, I would expect a complete recovery. Nerves are slow to recover and this make take up to several months.

Alejandro Nogueira, MD · Answer

I'll have you know that ultrasound assisted liposuction is an extremely dangerous, aggressive and unwise technique due to its well known and long ago stablished bad reputation of a series of issues, among them it is the neuritis, nerve damage, chronic pain of motor loss.You need to receive medication to palliate the potential damage to the nerves you have suffered, and neurological follow up of it.Hopefully and withing a lapse of few months you'll recover from this problem; do learn the lesson and never again belive in "revolutionary technology" posing a danger to you.Chin surgery it is better done my means of... real and direct chin surgery.

Brad M. Gandolfi, MD · Answer

Those pictures are...interesting? That being said, they don't matter. I would agree with the "colleague" that didn't see you and say you need to give it time. Nerves can be finicky sometimes. You need to wait at least a month before making any other moves. patience is key here.

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