One side of the mouth is pulling down. My surgeon says it will return to normal, but one side is definitely very different from the other, and feels much more numb. It feels as if an elastic band had snapped on the inside. Will this return to normal, really? I have seen no improvement at all yet.
August 2, 2018
Answer: Nerve injury after facelift Dear Madame KeitaMany thanks for posting your photographs and question. As my colleagues have said, it appears that you have a degree of nerve injury. Most of the time this is a temporary issue, but it may take several months to resolve.One good option is to discuss muscle relaxing injections for the other side (particularly below the mouth) with your surgeon. This may improve the symmetry until the other side comes back, and there is some evidence in the literature that it may even speed up the recovery of the other side.I hope all goes well, and that this has been helpful.
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August 2, 2018
Answer: Nerve injury after facelift Dear Madame KeitaMany thanks for posting your photographs and question. As my colleagues have said, it appears that you have a degree of nerve injury. Most of the time this is a temporary issue, but it may take several months to resolve.One good option is to discuss muscle relaxing injections for the other side (particularly below the mouth) with your surgeon. This may improve the symmetry until the other side comes back, and there is some evidence in the literature that it may even speed up the recovery of the other side.I hope all goes well, and that this has been helpful.
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July 31, 2018
Answer: 6 weeks after facelift: smile is crooked It is difficult to say without an in person examination, but it appears likely that you have a nerve injury which because it is partial, should recover completely but it can take several months. I would continue to follow closely with your surgeon. Your problem is obviously upsetting, but the likelihood of full recovery is very high.
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July 31, 2018
Answer: 6 weeks after facelift: smile is crooked It is difficult to say without an in person examination, but it appears likely that you have a nerve injury which because it is partial, should recover completely but it can take several months. I would continue to follow closely with your surgeon. Your problem is obviously upsetting, but the likelihood of full recovery is very high.
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