Why Are my Ears So Itchy After Facelift?

  It is likely that this means only that your nerves are regenerating normally after your recent surgery.  of course, it is always best to check with your doctor to make sjure that you are healing normally.

       Itching after facelift usually indicates nerve regeneration or healing, but you should always follow up with your surgeon who knows you best and has the benefit of an exam.                                                                                                                             Kenneth Hughes, MD                                                                                                                                       Los Angeles, CA

Typically as the sensory nerves regenerate in a particular area, pruritus which is the medical term for itching occurs. This is a normal response and can take up to a year to resolve. That being said sometimes dry skin can also be the cause and a moisturizer may help.

It takes time for recovery.  As the nerve regrow, the sensation recovers.  The sensation can be that of an itchiness or sometimes pins and needles.  Generally these sensations resolve.

If you mean the area of the incisions, this is a common symptom after the lift as the skin flaps undergo sensory reinnervation.  If your symptoms itchiness are in the ear itself, it could be related to contact dermatitis from the garments used postop.  If you are having numbness coupled with paresthesias (feeling of ants crawling), it may be related to dennervation secondary to greater auricular nerve or superficial temporal nerve injury.  This may take more time to resolve. Best wishes, Dr. T