Michael,

I had my MND two years ago and although it took almost 6 months, my smile did return to mormal, but I still have numbness in my ear lobe, my neck between the incision and my jaw line and my cheek just above my jaw line.

The tingles you feel are your nerves regenerating postoperatively and you will have that go on for a long time, at least I did. I just told myself that it meant something was coming back to life.

Really work on getting your jaw open by opening your mouth as much as you can, then inserting two fingers, one against your upper jaw and one against your lower jaw, and stretching it open. It will feel uncomfortable, but you want to keep stretching it so the inflammation does not settle in your jaw joint (TMJ). If your TMJ becomes stiff, it can be really difficult to get the movement back.

Barb