My mom is 8 days post op for mini facelift (lower portion of face) and chin lipo...my issue is that her smile is crooked right now. Is this permanent? I am very worried and am hoping this is common and will go away. the dr assured her that he did not cut any nerves. please advise as she is very depressed about it. thank u. She never had a crooked smile before and I cant seem to find much about this. If it is common, how long does it take to go away and is there anything she can do to improve?
August 18, 2015
Answer: Crooked smile after face surgery This is commonly associated with a nerve "bruise" (neuropraxia) and commonly returns within 2-3 weeks. Occasionally this can last longer and rarely is it permanent.
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August 18, 2015
Answer: Crooked smile after face surgery This is commonly associated with a nerve "bruise" (neuropraxia) and commonly returns within 2-3 weeks. Occasionally this can last longer and rarely is it permanent.
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August 4, 2013
Answer: Facial Nerve injury after a Mini Lift / Face Lift
Temporary nerve weakness after a Mini Lift or Face Lift while rare is one of the more common problems seen after surgery. It happens because the nerve which moves the lip gets pulled and stretched during surgery and as a result smiles can be crooked for a short period of time. In these cases it should be fully resolved by 3 weeks though sometimes can take longer. If needed oral steroids can help move the healing process along.
Even rarer (thankfully) is if the nerve that moves the lip gets cut - this is permanent and difficult to manage. The good news is that nerve injury is far less common in Mini Lifts than in full face lifts. In your mother's case it is also good that her surgeon is comfortable that did this not happen.
Give it some more time, follow closely with the surgeon and it appears that all will be well.
Dr. J
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August 4, 2013
Answer: Facial Nerve injury after a Mini Lift / Face Lift
Temporary nerve weakness after a Mini Lift or Face Lift while rare is one of the more common problems seen after surgery. It happens because the nerve which moves the lip gets pulled and stretched during surgery and as a result smiles can be crooked for a short period of time. In these cases it should be fully resolved by 3 weeks though sometimes can take longer. If needed oral steroids can help move the healing process along.
Even rarer (thankfully) is if the nerve that moves the lip gets cut - this is permanent and difficult to manage. The good news is that nerve injury is far less common in Mini Lifts than in full face lifts. In your mother's case it is also good that her surgeon is comfortable that did this not happen.
Give it some more time, follow closely with the surgeon and it appears that all will be well.
Dr. J
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