Why at almost 6 months post-op do I still have numb ear lobe?

April 18, 2015
Asked By:lynbyk in Oviedo, FL

I had a SMAS & neck lift for turkey neck on November 5, 2014. One ear lobe is still numb with tingling up the outside of my ear at touch. Also, I still don't have a defined jaw line, still a little swollen from mid-jawline up to ear & I don't have a turkey neck now, but it looks like I have a double chin which I never had before. It still all feels swollen in that area. Not hugely swollen but not the smooth defined look I was expecting. I'm 65 yrs old. Is it the way I'm healing? Is it doctor's technique?

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