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General Category => Emotional Support => Topic started by: ghiggson90 on October 08, 2018, 02:55:48 PM

Title: Marginal Mandibular Nerve Damage (Lip Droop)
Post by: ghiggson90 on October 08, 2018, 02:55:48 PM

Anyone else on here experience a lip droop or tugging sensation on one side of their lips post-op, as well as smile asymmetry? I understand this is due to damage to the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve. If so, did it recover, and how long did that take? I am 4 months post-op and still dealing with this issue.

Title: Re: Marginal Mandibular Nerve Damage (Lip Droop)
Post by: Lazlo on October 08, 2018, 04:22:26 PM

Quote from: ghiggson90 on October 08, 2018, 02:55:48 PM

Anyone else on here experience a lip droop or tugging sensation on one side of their lips post-op, as well as smile asymmetry? I understand this is due to damage to the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve. If so, did it recover, and how long did that take? I am 4 months post-op and still dealing with this issue.

Yeah I have it a bit. I find the sensation more bothersome. And even though most of the time I don't notice it, sometimes I do.

I'm sure there probably exist certain therapies either exercises, massage, nerve stimulation through lasers or electrostimulation, or even enzymes ,therapies etc. that would/will cure this. We just have to find the right people.