If I may piggy-back on the previous inquiry regarding loss of sensitivity of the scalp and hair loss. 3 weeks ago I underwent a brow and face lift and now the top and sides of my head are totally numb. I also cannot get my hair to lay the way it did previously…it’s like it’s developed a totaly new growth pattern and new cowlicks that make the hair impossible to manage… My surgeon says it may take 3-4 months for the feeling to come back. he can’t comment on my hair except to be patient. Is this sort of development to be expected? What should I do?

Your doctor is probably correct. You must wait this process out. If it does not get better, then be sure to speak with your doctor further. Brow lifts can cause changes in hair growth because of scarring and the pull on the existing hair, reduction of thickness of the hair shaft caused by blood supply problems, and the inducement of genetic changes that may be programmed and not ‘expressed’ without the brow lift. There are probably other factors, but I do not believe that anyone knows them all.