17 days ago I had a face lift and experienced extreme swelling on one side. At 10 days the numbness, swelling and left upper lip and smile on left side were still not responding. At 14 days I saw the PS covering for my doc and I started a Medrol dose pack and was told it was bruised nerves that would recover. Some swelling has been decreased today (end of day 3 on dose pack) but a significant portion of swelling and numbness remain. Can I safely continue the methyl prednisolone or a few more days?
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November 13, 2015
Answer: Healing after your facelift and nerve bruising
I would suggest that you start by booking a consultation with a hair transplant surgeon in your area. You also might benefit from scar revision surgery first. Since you had a bad experience with your surgeon, perhaps seek a second opinion. So sorry that you are experiencing this, but there are...
You have so called left hemifacial microsomia, where the left side of the face is smaller than the right. You can observe the the length of the lower jaw is longer on the right, the cheekbones are different, brow position on the left is slightly lower, and even your glasses are not sitting...
