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Can Droopy Eyelids Affect Vision?
Can excess skin on your eyelids have an effect on your vision? I am a 56 year old who is an avid reader and lately I can't read for long because my...
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Droopy Eye Corner Skin After Blepharoplasty
I am 5 weeks post-op bilaterial upper Blepharoplasty. My left eye is healing fine but the inner corner of my right eye has sagging or droopy skin! I...
10 doctor answers
Blepharoplasty of Upper Eyelids. Is fat and muscle removed or just skin?
Do most surgeons remove fat and muscle in the upper eye lids during blepharoplasty? Or is just the excess skin removed?
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How Can You Tell if One's Eyelid Droops Because of Ptosis or Too Much Eyelid Skin?
So i'm not sure if my eyelid is drooping because I have ptosis or because I have too much extra eyelid skin. To me it certainly looks like I have a...
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Second Eyelid Surgery - Would It Fix My Problems?
I had an upper eye surgery 6 years ago. Now, I have the following: -Crease too high -Double creases -Excess skin -Hollowness -Sagging skin on the...
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How Do I Know for Sure my Upper-eyelid Surgery Was Done Correctly?
Hi- I had surgery 4 weeks ago,and my scars are still red,and I have milia( my surgeon said to just wait and it will go away). He told me that we could...
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Oily Skin Around Eyes - will Laser Blepharoplasty Help?
I have a severly oily complexion around my eyes ( lower and upper lids ) .. I don't wear make up on cuz it simply streaks and i can't wear...
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Lower Eyelid Surgery: Transconjunctival Bleph with Canthopexy & Excess Skin Removal? (photo)
My PS recommends transconj bleph ( fat repositioning) w/ canthopexy & excess skin removal for me. I have the bags, deep tear troughs & excess...
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How Long Can I Wait Between Surgerys when Not Enough Skin Was Taken Fom the Lower Lids and
My lower lids are still baggy and puffy after 5.5 months how long do I have to wait to get this corrected...not enough skin was taken out.
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Should I Be Concernced That a Clinic Has Offered to Do my Upper Blepharoplasty? (Im 22)
I have asked 3 cosmetic nurses here in Ireland for an upper blepharoplasty and all refused, telling me i was too young.they said there is a little bit...
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