Senior Member nervousguy Posted August 31, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted August 31, 2014 I had my FUT about a month ago and just recently I have been having muscle spasms off and on? I know that this could be unrelated to my transplant but since it has to do with my nerves...could it be my nerves healing? I hope that these spasms aren't permanent. I will call Dr. Meshkin about it tomorrow, but wanted to see if anyone else on here has experienced spasms post op as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Blake Bloxham Posted August 31, 2014 Senior Member Share Posted August 31, 2014 Nervous, Checking with Dr. Meshkin is a great idea. Muscle twitching in your forehead would likely be related to facial nerve activity. During your procedure, Dr. Meshkin - if I remember his protocol correctly - performed a local block of the supratrochlear and supraorbital branches of the trigeminal nerve. These nerves exit the skull directly above the midline of the eyebrow. The temporal branch of the facial nerve, which controls the muscles in the forehead, is a bit deeper and further lateral compared to the trigeminal injection site. Additionally, the facial nerve exits the skull near the bottom of the ear - meaning it is unlikely to be damaged during the strip extraction process. Hopefully this helps. Keep us updated! "Doc" Blake Bloxham - formerly "Future_HT_Doc" Forum Co-Moderator and Editorial Assistant for the Hair Transplant Network, the Hair Loss Learning Center, the Hair Loss Q&A Blog, and the Hair Restoration Forum All opinions are my own and my advice does not constitute as medical advice. All medical questions and concerns should be addressed by a personal physician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nervousguy Posted September 1, 2014 Author Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2014 The spasms were most likely due to lack of sleep, but I will call Dr. Meshkin if the spasms continue over the next couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mr6k Posted September 1, 2014 Regular Member Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hey nervousguy, remember that I also had my ht done by Dr Meshkin 2 weeks ago. I also had spasm but on my left eye lid, but mine started a day before my procedure cus I was very anxience and couldn't sleep property the first 2 nights. The spasm continued till 3-4 days after ht. It's all gone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member nervousguy Posted September 1, 2014 Author Senior Member Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hey nervousguy, remember that I also had my ht done by Dr Meshkin 2 weeks ago. I also had spasm but on my left eye lid, but mine started a day before my procedure cus I was very anxience and couldn't sleep property the first 2 nights. The spasm continued till 3-4 days after ht. It's all gone now. Thanks for letting me know about this. I will get better sleep and see if it goes away. I haven't been anxious, but I have been working a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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