facial numbness

I had a face lift about 3 yrs ago & everything turned out ok, except I still have numbness around my right eye & a slightly drooping eyelid.  I assumed it was from the facelift, but a year later I was found to have a large unruptured brain aneurysm behind my right eye.  Fortunately, it was repaired before it could rupture, but I still have this numbness and some days are worse than others.  My eyelid droops more on some days than others. Now I don't know if this numbness is because of the facelift or the aneurysm.  The aneurysm has coils in it so it still protrudes from the artery.  What is your opinion?

[Howard Rosenberg, MD]

If your original surgery was just a facelift and no surgery performed on your lids, then it would be unusual to have an affect on your eyelids.  This sounds more like a neurological problem and I suggest discussing it with your neurosurgeon or your neurologist.