I loss the sensation from the top of my scale after moving a lipoma on top my eyebrow. The nerve affected is more likely the supra-orbital nerve. If I puss down on the bottom side of the incision site, I could feel the top of my scalp as if being scratched. So is my nerve damage permanent? I just has surgery in the last two days, so what should I do.
Answer: Sensation loss on top of scalp after lipoma removal on forehead It is not uncommon to have some numbness above the area of incision on your forehead after a lipoma removal. In most cases, this issue will resolve over time but it can take weeks to months. Given that your surgery was two days ago, there most likely will still be improvement over more time. There is nothing to do except just be patient and wait.
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Answer: Sensation loss on top of scalp after lipoma removal on forehead It is not uncommon to have some numbness above the area of incision on your forehead after a lipoma removal. In most cases, this issue will resolve over time but it can take weeks to months. Given that your surgery was two days ago, there most likely will still be improvement over more time. There is nothing to do except just be patient and wait.
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July 27, 2015
Answer: Loss of sensation after lipoma removal It's been my experience that patients are frequently numb above their forehead incision after lipoma removal. This typically returns over the next several weeks to months. Make your operating surgeon aware of your numbness so they can further discuss it with you and the likelihood of return.
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July 27, 2015
Answer: Loss of sensation after lipoma removal It's been my experience that patients are frequently numb above their forehead incision after lipoma removal. This typically returns over the next several weeks to months. Make your operating surgeon aware of your numbness so they can further discuss it with you and the likelihood of return.
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July 27, 2015
Answer: Numbness after forehead procedure If you're only two days post procedure I would recommend giving this more time. Usually, numbness results from stretching the nerve as opposed to cutting the nerve. This will recover in time. Also the fact that pressing below your brow gives you a sensation in the scalp suggests that the nerve is still intact. Most likely this will improve but followup with your surgeon to be sure. I hope this information is helpful for you.Stephen Weber MD, FACSDenver Facial Plastic Surgeon
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July 27, 2015
Answer: Numbness after forehead procedure If you're only two days post procedure I would recommend giving this more time. Usually, numbness results from stretching the nerve as opposed to cutting the nerve. This will recover in time. Also the fact that pressing below your brow gives you a sensation in the scalp suggests that the nerve is still intact. Most likely this will improve but followup with your surgeon to be sure. I hope this information is helpful for you.Stephen Weber MD, FACSDenver Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Answer: Will improve with time
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Answer: Will improve with time
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July 27, 2015
Answer: Lipoma Forehead Only your surgeon can tell if the nerve was damaged. However almost all lipomas of the forehead are below the frontalis muscle where the nerves reside. Working around these nerves and stretching can cause the nerve to stop working for some time. Since these nerves branch to many branches the sensation comes back in most of the time. It nay take up to one year to come back. Follow up with your surgeon and follow his recommendations
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July 27, 2015
Answer: Lipoma Forehead Only your surgeon can tell if the nerve was damaged. However almost all lipomas of the forehead are below the frontalis muscle where the nerves reside. Working around these nerves and stretching can cause the nerve to stop working for some time. Since these nerves branch to many branches the sensation comes back in most of the time. It nay take up to one year to come back. Follow up with your surgeon and follow his recommendations
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