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Hi, I wonder if anyone can input their experience of numbness after surgery. I've just gone two weeks post op, and still have a numb patch on the right side of my chin and lower lip. It's numb to the touch, but I do get some sensations if I run my finger over that area; it's hard to describe, but it's a mild deep pressure like sensation. The thing that's bothering me most is, at rest, I get an almost constant stinging slow throbbing kind of sensation over my chin, in the same place, which is quite uncomfortable. My lip also feels like it is burning a little, and is sore, although still numb.

I understand that the nerves that run to this area take a longer time to heal, and I should expect to start regaining feeling in the 6 month to 1 year mark. What I wanted to know was whether other people have these kind of sensations in numb areas, and how these progressed. If you had these sensations, were they a precursor to getting feeling back? If you still have numbness, do you still get these kind of sensations?

thanku x

Hello. Sorry to hear about the strange sensations you are experiencing. What surgery did you have?

Actually, that sounds like you're recovering very well. I have partial numbness at 6 months, left side of the chin and left side of the lower lip, but never had the throbbing, etc.

I would be optimistic as long as you're feeling anything there, even if it's annoying. If you're only 18 days post-op, that's really no time at all for all nerve recovery.

angelstrings wrote:Hello. Sorry to hear about the strange sensations you are experiencing. What surgery did you have?

BSSO + genio per her signature.

I am almost 3 months post off. I went through the stinging/burning phase, it will go away and be replaced by the tingle to the touch phase. I can finally feel my lower lip although it is still quite numb. My chin (I had a genio) is taking the longest, still quit numb and tight. Apparently I had a muscle stitched to the bone. The sensations change from week to week. Hope this helps!

@bullfighter - thanks, I keep reminding myself it's less than a week since I had my genio re-done and that I need to be patient. Time goes sooo slooowly when you're recovering. Hoping to go back to work soon.

@aussiere - that's really encouraging, thanks! My genio also feels tight and hard, not sure if that's the numbness, or the metal plates that are in there. I imagine that it also takes a long time for the soft tissue to accomodate the change of underlying bones moving position. Hopefully in time it adjusts and feels more relaxed.

There's a very small mm sized area on my right lip which I found today that I can sort of feel - I'm clinging to this piece of hope

Your pics on the blog look fantastic! Looking forward to seeing a smile as soon as you can manage it.