Does a SMAS lift come in contact or disrupt any of the sensory nerves or the Greater Auricular Nerve like a regular facelift does?
Answer: SMAS facelift injury to sensory nerves All facelift techniques including the SMAS can injure sensory nerves. It is important not to injure the greater auricular nerve, which is rather large nerve located approximately 3-4 inches below the ear. Most patients get some degree of temporary numbness around the ears and underneath the chin which typically resolves in 2-3 months after the procedure. On a rare occasion small amount of numbness may be permanent around the earlobe
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CONTACT NOW Answer: SMAS facelift injury to sensory nerves All facelift techniques including the SMAS can injure sensory nerves. It is important not to injure the greater auricular nerve, which is rather large nerve located approximately 3-4 inches below the ear. Most patients get some degree of temporary numbness around the ears and underneath the chin which typically resolves in 2-3 months after the procedure. On a rare occasion small amount of numbness may be permanent around the earlobe
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Nerve injury from SMAS facelift Any type of facelift has the potential to injure sensory nerves. In most instances it is short-term but occasionally numbness can last for many months. The greater auricular nerve is quite large and can be avoided by the surgeon. It is not the type of facelift that can cause the problem but usually just elevating the skin flap. I would not shy away from a facelift based on sensory nerve issues if you are otherwise motivated to proceed. Get a few opinions by qualified surgeons.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Nerve injury from SMAS facelift Any type of facelift has the potential to injure sensory nerves. In most instances it is short-term but occasionally numbness can last for many months. The greater auricular nerve is quite large and can be avoided by the surgeon. It is not the type of facelift that can cause the problem but usually just elevating the skin flap. I would not shy away from a facelift based on sensory nerve issues if you are otherwise motivated to proceed. Get a few opinions by qualified surgeons.
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July 19, 2014
Answer: SMAS facelift and sensory nerves Thank you for an interesting question. It is normal to have temporary numbness after a facelift. Most facelifts performed today involve some form of SMAS modification. However, the extent and the duration of numbness does not seem to correlate with how the SMAS was lifted, but rather with the extent of the skin flap elevation. In other words, the primary cause of numbness is cutting the small nerve twigs that go directly to the skin and not the injury to deep sensory nerves.Best of luck!Dr. Konstanitn
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Answer: SMAS facelift and sensory nerves Thank you for an interesting question. It is normal to have temporary numbness after a facelift. Most facelifts performed today involve some form of SMAS modification. However, the extent and the duration of numbness does not seem to correlate with how the SMAS was lifted, but rather with the extent of the skin flap elevation. In other words, the primary cause of numbness is cutting the small nerve twigs that go directly to the skin and not the injury to deep sensory nerves.Best of luck!Dr. Konstanitn
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July 14, 2014
Answer: Nerve injury is possible with SMAS or standard facelift Both of the SMAS facelift in the standard facelift have an equal chance of injuring facial nerves. The greater a radicular nerve is the most susceptible to injury of all the sensory nerves of the face. Generally speaking nerve injury does occur in 2.5% of facelift however 75% of these are temporary.
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Answer: Nerve injury is possible with SMAS or standard facelift Both of the SMAS facelift in the standard facelift have an equal chance of injuring facial nerves. The greater a radicular nerve is the most susceptible to injury of all the sensory nerves of the face. Generally speaking nerve injury does occur in 2.5% of facelift however 75% of these are temporary.
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April 27, 2017
Answer: Nerve injury in facelifting With a SMAS facelift, the skin in the cheek and neck is dissected from the underlying connective tissue, and the underlying muscle of facial expression, as well as the connective tissue system enveloping them (called the SMAS) are lifted and tightened. As tiny skin sensory nerves are cut and stretched, numbness is normal an expected in a horseshoe-shaped pattern around the ear and around the chin incision. Such numbness resolves over weeks-months, as the unnamed sensory nerves grow back together. Itching and "crawley" sensations typically indicate proper skin nerve healing after facelifting surgery.Injury to the bigger greater auricular nerve (the nerve supplying sensation to the earlobe) is rare. Such injury potentially results in permanent numbness.
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April 27, 2017
Answer: Nerve injury in facelifting With a SMAS facelift, the skin in the cheek and neck is dissected from the underlying connective tissue, and the underlying muscle of facial expression, as well as the connective tissue system enveloping them (called the SMAS) are lifted and tightened. As tiny skin sensory nerves are cut and stretched, numbness is normal an expected in a horseshoe-shaped pattern around the ear and around the chin incision. Such numbness resolves over weeks-months, as the unnamed sensory nerves grow back together. Itching and "crawley" sensations typically indicate proper skin nerve healing after facelifting surgery.Injury to the bigger greater auricular nerve (the nerve supplying sensation to the earlobe) is rare. Such injury potentially results in permanent numbness.
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