Thelmacue, just to clarify. You have solved the sensation of tissue tightness, tugging and restriction on your lower lip and chin by doing the following…
- injection torodol ( Ketorolac) and lidocaine
- followed immediately by aggressive massage to break up the tissue?
Is this correct?
Unbearable tightness in chin
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Re: Unbearable tightness in chin
And what caused your initial tightness, tethered, sewn down feeling? Was it a genioplasty surgery?
Do you have to repeat this treatment or was it a one-off fix?
I am trying to understand what caused you to recover from misery to being your normal self. Is it the torodol that caused the recovery or the massage?
Do you have to repeat this treatment or was it a one-off fix?
I am trying to understand what caused you to recover from misery to being your normal self. Is it the torodol that caused the recovery or the massage?
Re: Unbearable tightness in chin
Sara123456789 wrote:
> no its ruined my life
Hi Sara,
I am wondering if you ever managed to get relief somehow. I am in the same situation as you. I got double jaw surgery for sleep apnoeia in Oct 2021 and ever since have had unbearable tightness in the left hand side of my mouth and chin. It is getting worse and worse (I almost feel it getting worse by the day) and I am at the point where I dread having to talk because it hurts so much. I have been to the surgeon multiple times about it but he said re-operating will not fix it and that I should try Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This is really affecting my mental health and I really just want it all to be over. I am 46 and just don't think I can deal living like this for the rest of my life.
> no its ruined my life
Hi Sara,
I am wondering if you ever managed to get relief somehow. I am in the same situation as you. I got double jaw surgery for sleep apnoeia in Oct 2021 and ever since have had unbearable tightness in the left hand side of my mouth and chin. It is getting worse and worse (I almost feel it getting worse by the day) and I am at the point where I dread having to talk because it hurts so much. I have been to the surgeon multiple times about it but he said re-operating will not fix it and that I should try Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This is really affecting my mental health and I really just want it all to be over. I am 46 and just don't think I can deal living like this for the rest of my life.
Re: Unbearable tightness in chin
Wml wrote:
> Sara123456789 wrote:
> > no its ruined my life
>
>
> Your issue is the mentalis muscle, it happens very often when you have a sliding
> genioplasty reduction/reversal. What you need is a mentalis muscle resuspension and
> your issue should be fixed. Please update your situation, thanks.
Hi Wml,
Please I hope you can provide me with some information about this. I am really struggling to live my life. It is getting worse every day. I can't send you a PM as I havent had enough posts. Where would I get this kind of surgery? Is it complex? My e-mail is james_m_rimmer at yahoo dot com
> Sara123456789 wrote:
> > no its ruined my life
>
>
> Your issue is the mentalis muscle, it happens very often when you have a sliding
> genioplasty reduction/reversal. What you need is a mentalis muscle resuspension and
> your issue should be fixed. Please update your situation, thanks.
Hi Wml,
Please I hope you can provide me with some information about this. I am really struggling to live my life. It is getting worse every day. I can't send you a PM as I havent had enough posts. Where would I get this kind of surgery? Is it complex? My e-mail is james_m_rimmer at yahoo dot com
Re: Unbearable tightness in chin
So I have an update on this.
I have seen an excellent Pain Specialist in Australia and he indicated that the issue is likely damage of the "Mental Nerve" through over stretching. After a couple of visits he suggested we try Pulsed Radiofrequency at the Trigeminal ganglion (at the top of the cheek bone) and also where the mental nerve exits the mandibular canal (around the chin area). I had this procedure two days ago and I have to say there is a noticeable improvement. My lip doesnt feel as tight when I talk and Im not constantly thinking about it like I was. There is a slight increase in numbness in my chin but I can deal with that. Supposedly the results improve over a couple of weeks also. I had this under general anasthetic but the doctor said he gets even better results without anasthetic, where the patient can communicate when they hit the nerve (doesnt sound like much fun though!)
Anyway, just thought I would let you all know in case somebody else is faced with this issue
I have seen an excellent Pain Specialist in Australia and he indicated that the issue is likely damage of the "Mental Nerve" through over stretching. After a couple of visits he suggested we try Pulsed Radiofrequency at the Trigeminal ganglion (at the top of the cheek bone) and also where the mental nerve exits the mandibular canal (around the chin area). I had this procedure two days ago and I have to say there is a noticeable improvement. My lip doesnt feel as tight when I talk and Im not constantly thinking about it like I was. There is a slight increase in numbness in my chin but I can deal with that. Supposedly the results improve over a couple of weeks also. I had this under general anasthetic but the doctor said he gets even better results without anasthetic, where the patient can communicate when they hit the nerve (doesnt sound like much fun though!)
Anyway, just thought I would let you all know in case somebody else is faced with this issue