Numbing and Tingling After Deep Plane Face Lift?

It is common for numbness to occur after a facelift. It can take a few weeks for numbness to go away, but sometimes it may take up to a year. Nerve regeneration will slowly occur over this time, allowing you to have sensation again, and this is associated with tingling.

There is a good reason most facelift surgeons do not use the deep plane technique: long recovery, increased complication rate, and many other negative factors. It is however a great technique in the right hands but losing popularity because other facelift procedures also give great results with less risk and morbidity. The tingling and numbness can occur after many different types of face lifts

An experienced facelift surgeon will let you know the best procedure for you.

   Numbness and tingling after deep plane facelift after 9 weeks may be part of normal recovery.  A deep plane face lift typically does take longer to heal.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

 It usually takes 3-6 months for the face to feel normal again. Numbness may be the cause of the nerves being disrupted during the procedure.

Generally when there has been numbness after a facelift, which is a very common post-surgical issue, the onset of a pins and needles sensation is actual a sign that the numbness is wearing off.  All the sensation may return or you may have patchy area of numbness that persists.  Further recovery is also possible.

Yes, it is normal to still have the numbness you describe. Check with your surgeon to see if you can start some gentle massage.

After having a facelift procedure performed it is possible to have multiple different side effects and symptoms.  Complete absence of sensation in the areas that you describe is not normal but decreased sensation with some tingling could be possible for several months afterward.

The best advice is to continue with close follow-up with your physician to ensure the best possible outcome.

Numbness and tingling after a facelift is completely normal.  Typically, the numbness can last for several months.  The tingling (or sometimes itching) that occurs later in the healing course typically means that the sensation is starting to come back.  I would suggest that you speak with your plastic surgeon and see if he (or she) recommends massaging the areas to help with the discomfort.  Good luck!

Almost all patients experience some numbness and tingling after a facelift, regardless of the technique.  The areas you describe are the most common sites that this occurs.  In most patients these symptoms will resolve, but the time course varies from patient to patient.  Sometimes it takes a year or even two.  Sometimes there are small persistent areas of numbness, but I have never seen this be a major issue for a patient.

 

I think that gentle massage helps, generally in an outward and upward direction.  Also good nutrition in the form of a diet rich in antioxidants (berries, pomegranate juice, colored vegetables) aids all forms of healing.

 

I hope this information is helpful.

This numbness will go away over the next few months. Your nerves grow about a mm a day in the best conditions. So you can see how it will take a while.