5 years post-op- facelift pain, is there anything I should be doing to lessen the pain or make it stop? (Photo)

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I had a mini face/neck lift 5.5 years ago - from the start I had issues healing. I had some puffy very sore marks along my jawline. The stinging nerve pain started & has continued all this time . Most of the time it’s tolerable, however, I have recently moved to the beach & with the constant wind, the stinging pain is worse. I don’t want to have this get worse, is there anything I should be doing to make this pain less or stop? Thank you,

Brian K. Machida, MD, FACS · Answer

Its difficult to tell from this picture, but there seems to be nothing that further surgery can do to alleviate your pain.  At this point, make sure nothing else can be done by consulting with your surgeon, then you might want to see a pain specialist to see if any long term medication can be prescribed, such a Lyrica.

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