Six Months After Full Face Lift and Eyes Surgery...

It is normal to experience tightness and numbness after a facelift.  After your skin is elevated your surgeon used sutures to tighten the muscles and may have put a "sling" in for a tighter and smoother appearance of the neck.  Excess skin was removed and sutured around the ear area.  It is natural with any healing process to have some itchiness for about a year, but it will get better.  Most swelling will be gone in about 6 months, but there may be some numbness for a year.  If you have any other concerns I would contact your surgeon.

It is fairly normal to
still feel some tightness, itchiness, and “puffiness” at six months after a
facelift. Each patient heals differently, and while some may be totally
symptom-free at 6 months, others may take a while longer to fully heal. If you
are worried, I would visit your surgeon for a follow-up visit, but the main
thing to do is just be patient. Most symptoms should resolve within another six
months if not earlier.

It’s not unusual for patients to complain of tightness,
itching and swelling following facelift procedures. These findings occur for a
variety of reasons including structural sutures, scar formation, nerve
regeneration, normal wound healing and the swelling that normally accompanies
surgical procedures.This response
varies from patient to patient and depends upon the surgical technique utilized
and the patients wound healing characteristics.Skin tightness
and tissue thickening following this procedure are usually related to swelling.
In some cases, tightness may be related to normal wound healing and the
formation of scar.Sometimes tightness
may even be related to structural sutures that are utilized to tighten facial
muscles.Wound
Healing following facelift procedures is often accompanied by itching as
well.This occurs when small cutaneous
nerves regenerate following transection during the facelift procedure.Tightness,
itching and swelling typically last for 3 to 6 months following facelift
surgery, but in some cases may last up to a year.It’s important to realize that they’re normal
findings that go away with the passage of time. In the short term, gentle
massage and range of motion exercises may be helpful.It’s also important to maintain good
communication with your plastic surgeon.Your surgeon should be able to answer your questions and alleviate your
anxiety.

It appears that you had a well-performed facelift. Theswelling and tightness may take up to a year to subside. You need to be patientand follow up with your surgeon for any questions.

It is very normal to have a feeling of tightness around face, ears and neck at 4 months after surgery.  There are still irritated nerves and tight muscles.  Be patient and continue to follow up with your surgeon as directed.

It is normal to feel somewhat tight in the face and the neck for several months. The swelling  may take 4-6 months to subside, however, one should be able to go back to work within 2 weeks unless one has had facial laser resurfacing as well.

At 6 months, you are still inflamed and healing.  Itching is new skin sensations as well.  Your collagen is enhanced at the healing sites of the incision and will feel tighter there.  They will reduce after a year to 18 months.

It is common to have puffiness, tightness, "pulling" sensations and itchiness for up to one year after a Face Lift is performed.  Some of these feelings come from the natural regeneration of surface sensory nerves that were cut during the surgery.  The rest are part of the natural healing process following the procedure.  In any event I would expect that most of these issues will resolve in the coming months.  If you still have concerns, it might be worth having another discussion with your surgeon. 

The sensation of "feeling tight" can last for up to a year after Facelift surgery. One exception to this relates to the "rush" lifts, whereby the procedure is performed with an emphasis on speed as opposed to quality.  In these circumstances, too much tension is placed on the earlobe, leading to a perpetual "pulled" sensation.  This does not go away with time and can be difficult to correct with further surgery.

It is normal to experience tightness and numbness after facelift surgery.

There are some non-invasive treatments such as ultrasound that may minimize the discomfort to you and  maximize your healing.

This is especially important if you have hypersensitive or painful areas.