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.