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7+ Months After Facelift/numb/scalp Discomfort
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7+ Months After Facelift/numb/scalp Discomfort
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Well, the good part is I probably pass as younger, which in America is currency. But I was NOT prepared for this, nor was I told I would be uncomfortable more than 7 months after my surgery. My face is still numb, and my scalp is still very uncomfortable. I added an upper and lower eyelid surgery because Dr Smith discounted it, but my eyes have been equally problematic. They are uneven, and I lost my happy upturned eyes. Now all the folds turn down.
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UPDATED FROM RennyS
1 year post
One year post SMAS facelift. PAIN and numbness.
This is an update one full year after a SMAS facelift with Charlotte Plastic Surgery (renowned and reccommended!) I wish I had never done this. My scalp hurts and I feel like I have duct tape lifting my neck and face up. It is awful. DO NOT DO IT.
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May 31, 2021
Hey lady- I'm getting mine done in Charlotte but not by hm. I am sooo nervous. Can I ask why you picked him? Can you send before/after pics? You can PM me on fb
Lori Goldschmidt-Bartkowski
June 3, 2021
Hi Lori, I will post some pics. I did finally get in to see him in late March of this year, one year after my surgery, and he first tried me on gabapentin which is a medicine that can break up nerve pain but I did not do well on that at all, and it did not help. But I'm sensitive to most medication. Weaning from it took 10 days. He then gave me two injections with a steroid in the painful areas of my scalp and I was in a lot of pain for four days but now it seems to be much better. It's been about a month. I have also visited my excellent chiropractor who also does kinesiology. Tha is also helping. I do look 10 years younger perhaps but I'm still not sure I did the right thing. Still numb on the sides of my face and around my ears. I chose him because I was impressed with his presentation and his before and after photographs. I wanted something very subtle.Renny
UPDATED FROM RennyS
1 year post
16 months post op.
I had facelift and upper and lower eyelid surgery. I look 10 years younger, but it was so traumatic that I'm not sure I made the right decision. I hope I will continue to get back to feeling normal. I will be 69 in two weeks.
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