Why is chin sore and ears tugging 19 months post facelift and chin implant? Hard to talk at times. Terrified this is permanent.

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19 mos ago I had a facelift. At Dr's recommendation I also had a chin implant, soof bleph, browlift, CO2 laser. Results: pixie ears, tragus gone, lines on cheek, eye issue. Worse is the pressure, 24/7 tugging behind/below ears, sore/stiff chin and jawline. Dr does not know why. Acupuncture didn’t help nor meds nor mld. No infection, no nerve damage. Hoping for relief, I had 2nd surgery 4 months ago by a different Dr to fix ears and remove implant. Did not help. What do I do? MRI? CT scan?

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

It is obvious from your question that many surgeons do not deal with the ear and earlobe properly. They do not give it the attention it deserves. Fortunately surprisingly simple to avoid and correct these issues if the surgeon knows how.

Paul S. Howard, MD · Answer

You have described a cornucopia of mostly non-surgical complications of the facelift operation and chin implant. Having the implant removed was wise. Assuming the surgeon found no problems upon removal, such as indolent infection, bone erosion, or nerve impingement, dental x-rayes might uncover something with the incisor tooth roots. I'll assume that your second surgery took care of obvious scarring problems such as pixie ear, flattened tragus, hypertrophic scarring that could cause "pulling." When all else fails looks for the uncommon: sources of referred pain like TMJ, tonsil and throat problems. Examine carefully the external auditory canal for chronic infection or foreign body. Realize, all painful conditions are NOT surgical. If one of your surgeons will not work with you, find one that will. Good Luck.

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