What to take for nerve damage in upper half of head after a coronal Brow lift?

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John J. Martin, Jr., MD · Answer

When a coronal lift is performed, the sensory nerves to the top of the head will be cut.  These will slowly grow back but this can take about 6-12 months to occur.  You may feel some tinging or itching as it does.  There is nothing you can take to speed up this process.

Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACS · Answer

Nerve healing after a #browlift, #endoscopic brow lift,  #foreheadliftSensory nerves of the four head are always affected by a brow lift and improve over time. If painful neuromas develop then these can sometimes be treated with injections or medications by mouth it is unusual to have permanent paralysis of the nerves that cause motion.

Philip S. Schoenfeld, MD, FACS · Answer

Three different injuries come to mind when you suggest that a nerve injury has occurred during your coronal brow lift.  Numbness to the area of the scalp behind the incision used during the coronal brow lift is expected to last for several weeks but will absolutely recover.  Injury to the sensory nerves closer the the eyebrow generally results in temporary numbness unless the nerve is cut. In this case sensation to the forehead will return but it will always be a little incomplete.  Finally, injury to the temporal branch of the facial nerve can result in either temporary or permanent weakness of the nerve which provides the forehead with animation.  The length of time can range from a few days to permanent weakness depending upon the degree of injury to the nerve.  Unfortunately, most surgeons would not recommend doing anything to remedy or expedite recovery of the nerve.

Michael I. Echavez, MD · Answer

I do not know the details of your coronal brow lift surgery, so I am assuming the nerve damage to which you are referring is some loss of sensation at the top part of your head. There is nothing to take for this issue.  It may improve some over time, but there is frequently some loss of sensation to the top of the head after a coronal brow lift.

Mark Loury, MD, FACS (retired) · Answer

Since you didn't specify what kind of nerve injury I'm going to cover a couple possibilities:  It is almost universal that there will be numbness from the incision line backwards some of which may recover with time. However some patients get chronic pain from the nerve injury and have to employ medications for chronic pain such as gabapentin. In rare cases the nerve that moves the forehead muscles becomes injured paralyzing one or both sides. This paralysis usually recovers but some are left with permanent weakness. Hope this answer helps

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