If Nerve Was Cut During a Face Lift, Do I Have a Chance of Nerve Regeneration?

You have already received much great advice.  But no one on this forum can determine if your nerve was cut or just stretched during your recent surgery.  But I am writing just to say that the odds are certainly in your favor.  Keep doing what you are doing, maintain a positive outlook, and realize that in 6-12 months the odds are good that you will have a complete recovery.  Good luck!

Contained In the face are two types of nerves, sensory and motor. The sensory nerves supply sensation or feeling to the skin, the motor nerves supply the muscles of face which give us motion and movement.The nerve that was damaged in your procedure is the frontal branch of the facial nerve, which is a motor nerve. Depending on where the nerve was injured will depend on which muscles are affected and paralyzed. The closer the injury is to the main trunk of the nerve, in front of your ear, the more muscles are affected. The farther away from the ear, the facial nerve branches out like tree branches and the fibers become smaller and smaller. Fewer muscles are affected when the injury is more peripheral. Your injury is more peripheral.The branch that was injured in your situation is a recognized complication of a facelift procedure, and even though it is not common, it is not uncommon either. Nerves regenerate very slowly, sometimes taking 9-12 months to regrow. If your muscle function does not return in that time frame, then the injury is probably permanent. Be patient and continue the external muscle stimulation to keep the muscles from atrophying in the mean time.Keep in close contact with your surgeon, I'm sure he/she is as worried as you are.Good Luck!