Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Cosmetic Surgery (Expert Forum)
Nerve or Muscular damage post facelift
Answered by
Howard Rosenberg, MD - Cosmetic Surgery
Accent on Aesthetics Plastic Surgery Medical Center
Questions in the Cosmetic Surgery forum are answered by Dr. Howard Rosenberg. Topics include bariatric surgery reconstruction, breast augmentation, chemical peels, cosmetic or reconstructive surgery, face lift, nose reconstruction, and tummy tucks.
Nerve or Muscular damage post facelift
by mdesthy, Sep 05, 2007 12:09PM
I am six weeks post-op from a facelift. Everything seems to be healing properly with the exception of my mouth. When I smile (or try to show my teeth), the left corner of my bottom lip doesn't draw downward. Instead it pulls toward the right giving me a goofy look when I smile big. Also this causes me to bite the left side of my bottom lip when I eat. Is this normal after six weeks? My doctor says that it is the nerve that needs to heal and not to worry, but it doesn't seem to have improved at all. I would appreciate any and all experiences or advise. Thanks!
Doctor's Answer
by Howard Rosenberg, MD, Sep 05, 2007 06:36PM
, Sep 05, 2007 06:36PM
Based on your description, it appears that some trauma or injury has occurred to the mandibular branch of your facial nerve on the left. This hopefully is due to blunt trauma to the nerve rather than actual division of the nerve. It is my experience that with blunt trauma, almost full recovery of nerve function will occur over three to four months. Be patient with the healing of this area and you will likely experience full recovery of function.
Member Comments (3)
by mdesthy, Sep 05, 2007 06:52PM
To: Dr. Rosenberg
Thank you so much for your prompt response; hopefully the nerve will heal and restore muscular function. Thanks for your reassurance!
by sammy70, Sep 30, 2007 06:42AM
To: Dr Rosenburg,MD
I had a tummy tuck about 19 months ago, all was well up untill early December 06, I then developed numbness in my hands, then my feet and shooting pain up my legs, I had a nerve biopsy last April that confirmed that I had active axonal neuropathy, would the tummy tuck have caused this? Sam
