Memphis Eyelid Surgery doctors
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Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon
6401 Poplar Avenue Suite 360, Memphis |
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Phillip Langsdon, MD
Germantown Facial Plastic Surgeon
7499 Poplar Pike, Germantown |
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J. Jason Wendel, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon
1215 21st Ave South Suite 6050 , Nashville |
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Robert Adams, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon
80 Humphreys Center Suite 106, Memphis |
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William M. Adams, Jr, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon
Memphis |
Recent Answers
At 4 weeks after surgery my lower eyelid position has not changed much. When comparing left and right, the right one feels firm and only slightly moves when I smile or squint, appearing like the area around the scar is stuck there. Feels like I need the skin to get soft and the area around the scar to get unstuck! Is it common for the eyelid to appear hard and stuck like that? Is it lack of muscle tone? Should I be massaging it? Will time soften the scar and provide more flex? Thank you! Alex.
The fracture you describe begins along the side wall of the eye socket traverses the floor of the orbit going through the front rim resulting in an unstable segment which at times entraps the muscle which allows us to look down when we go down stairs and often causing numbness of the cheek on the same side. Such a fracture requires repositioning of the bone back in its normal location and stabilizing it there with 2 or more sets of small titanium plates and screws. The surgical exposure of the fractures is done through several approaches; Each of which has pros and cons. In my opinion, minimizing skin incisions and doing as much of the surgery under the bone's external lining, periosteum, lowers the risk of lower lid complications.
In your case, nothing but a face to face examination, can give you the correct answer. After such surgery all lids have some stiffness but not all lids do not make full contact with the eyeball as is seen on the "looking down" view. Also, the last picture suggests incomplete closure of the eyelid. This could be caused by nerve damage (which usually gets better).
At this point I would follow closely with your surgeon especially if you are not bothered by excessive tearing or double vision. If things do not improve in 4-6 weeks you may want to get a second opinion with a face to face exam.
Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis, TN
live a lone and in my 70's and need upper eyelid surgery to improve vision.
I completely agree with my friend Dr. Rand. Surgery should NOT be about what you / your surgeon can get away with but rather with what would be safe and by planning a response for a worse case scenario. Bleeding is a known complication of surgery. But, bleeding is a known complication of all surgical procedures. If you happen to cough / vomit and begin bleeding, you may actually lose your vision. Have a caretaker for a day or so. It is a much safer way to take care of things.
Good Luck.
Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis, TN
Chicao has a surgeon who can do blepharoplasty without cutting on women of color (Dr. Julius Few). He goes in thru the lower eye lid. Is there an east coast plastic surgeon who does the procedure this way?
Removing excess fat from lower lid bags by going through the inside of the eyelid (TRANCONJUNCTIVAL BLEPHAROPLASTY) is a common operation done by ALL well-trained Plastic surgeons. You need not believe that you need to travel to Chicago or NY for it when there are probably good local surgeons who can help you in this regard.
The more important question though is: Is this operation really what you need? It is best used in people with good lower lid skin tone who do NOT have excess lower lid skin or looseness of the lower lid and whose only issue is fullness / baginess of the lower lids.
Consult the website of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons wwwPlasticSurgeryorg to see which surgeons may be closest to you. I would begin your research there and you can then more specific to individual surgeons based on their websites, reviews and recommendations.
Good Luck.
Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis, TN