To those who had FFS already: Is your forehead still numb?

[aibeecee]

I'm planning to have my FFS by the end of this year with Facial Team in Marbella, Spain.

Now I wonder how long patients will have the feeling of a numb forehead. On their website, Facial Team says "weeks to months", so nothing more than a rough estimate.

[Dahlia]

I'm planning to have my FFS by the end of this year with Facial Team in Marbella, Spain.

Now I wonder how long patients will have the feeling of a numb forehead. On their website, Facial Team says "weeks to months", so nothing more than a rough estimate.

It's actually your complete scalp that goes numb and it takes approx half a year to a full year to heal completely and the sensation fully returning.

[misschievous]

So, it doesn't hurt for a half year? It just feels numb? What about trachea shave?

[Nicolette]

So, it doesn't hurt for a half year? It just feels numb? What about trachea shave?

It can hurt quite a lot along the scar. But below and above the scar it's numb for a while.

[aibeecee]

Thanks for the info.

And did you had any speaking difficulties? I'm unsure but I think I'm gonna pass on the chin and jaw procedure because without my speaking abilities, I won't have a job anymore.

[Nicolette]

Thanks for the info.

And did you had any speaking difficulties? I'm unsure but I think I'm gonna pass on the chin and jaw procedure because without my speaking abilities, I won't have a job anymore.

I never needed lower face work done, but I had a tracheal shave. Speaking was not affected and the 1.5cm scar was almost painless.

[aibeecee]

Good 2 know, thanks again. 

[eh-lyssa]

My scalp is still healing after 7 months. At times it is very itchy.

[Tristan]

It was up until like month 7

[Jamie D]

I'm planning to have my FFS by the end of this year with Facial Team in Marbella, Spain.

Now I wonder how long patients will have the feeling of a numb forehead. On their website, Facial Team says "weeks to months", so nothing more than a rough estimate.

Best of luck to you!   

[LauraGirl]

I had three weeks ago a forehead recontouring with a frontal bossing shaving and hairline lowering by dr Bart van de Ven.

I can confirm my forehead is quite numb at the moment but it will fade away. So don't worry!

[missy1992]

5 months almost now... and my head is still numb but I do believe it is better. A small part of my chin was numb at one point but I regained all sensation. My nose is 99% there... I have all the sensation back it just feels weird.

[Carol2000]

It's probably worth pointing out here that the younger you are it's likely to be that the scalp numbness will sort itself within a matter of months. The older you are, it will take longer. A friend of mine who is 60 and has very long hair still has numbness in her scalp two years on.

Even among people of the same age it can, of course, vary from person to person. So be prepared for a long wait if you are older. Bear in mind, also, the numbness may never go away. So think very hard about messing about with your scalp, especially if you have a full head of hair and your hairline isn't too bad. I've noticed a lot of natal women have high hairlines, especially athletes who often seem to have their hair tied back a lot. Forehead feeling seems to return very much quicker no matter how old you are.
Caroline

[MaidofOrleans]

Well I just had mine done and its obviously still all super numb. Patting the top of my head kind of feels like i'm wearing a wig cap. 

[aibeecee]

Well I just had mine done and its obviously still all super numb. Patting the top of my head kind of feels like i'm wearing a wig cap. 

Uh, I hope you regain sensitivity soon! 

By the way:
Can you (and the others who have/had a numb forehead) raise or wrinkle your eye brows?
Is there anything you can't do because of your numb forehead?

[Nicolette]

I don't think it actually affects the foreheads itself. Well, it didn't for me. It's behind the scar where the numbness occurs. So no effect on eyebrows and forehead at all.

[aibeecee]

I don't think it actually affects the foreheads itself. Well, it didn't for me. It's behind the scar where the numbness occurs. So no effect on eyebrows and forehead at all.

Oh okay.
So only the back of your head behind the coronal incision was affected and nothing else (ears maybe)?

[Nicolette]

Oh okay.
So in you only the back of your head behind the coronal incision was affected and nothing else (ears maybe)?

Nothing except the 2 inches of scalp directly behind the incision. Yes, it was a coronal incision, not hairline.