Austin Eyelid Surgery doctors
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Louis W. Apostolakis, MD
Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon
5656 Bee Caves Road Suite E-201, Austin |
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19 answers |
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Anand D. Patel, MD
Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon
3807 Spicewood Springs Suite 201, Austin |
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Randy J. Buckspan, MD
Austin Plastic Surgeon
630 W. 34th Street Ste 201, Austin |
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Tanuj Nakra, MD
Austin Oculoplastic Surgeon
3705 Medical Pkwy Ste 120, Austin |
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Edward Buckingham, MD
Austin Facial Plastic Surgeon
2745 Bee Caves Road Suite 101, Austin |
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William H. Gorman, MD
Austin Plastic Surgeon
3003 Bee Caves Rd Ste 203, Austin |
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2 answers |
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Adam Bryce Weinfeld, MD
Austin Plastic Surgeon
1400 North IH-35 Suite 320, Austin |
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Mahlon Kerr, MD
Austin Plastic Surgeon
170 Deepwood Drive Suite 102, Round Rock |
2 answers |
Recent Answers
I had strabismus surgery on only my left eye 4 weeks ago. The alignment is fine now, but what I didn't expect is that now my eyelid droops. My eyelid feels like there is a weight on it that prevents me from lifting the lid all the way up. I did not have this problem before. Is this likely permanent? Would a blepharoplasty fix this? I had a previous strabismus surgery 25 years ago, and DID NOT have droopy eyelids afterwards.
I would agree with Dr. Schuster, however, I would tell you that after 4 weeks this problem may yet correct itself. Their may be swelling or some temporary injury to the muscle. If it fails to correct after several months, ptosis repair is a relatively straight forward surgery without a great deal of recovery and a high success rate.
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?
It sounds is if you are referring to a lower eyelid blepharoplasty. The lower eyelids often times are treated by a surgical approach that is through the inside of the eyelid (no skin incision). In fact, I do the majority of lower blepharoplasty surgery this way regardless of skin color. You should be able to find many surgeons who do it this way. I would caution you to avoid fat removal, but rather ask for fat repositioning and/or surgical implants and fillers.
The upper eyelid surgery will need a skin incision in just about 100% of patients. While there are some surgeons who will do fat injections into the upper eyelid, I do not believe that this is a satisfactory method except for perhaps the very rare patient who only needs volume. Despite dark skin color, the incision is unlikely to be an issue for you as upper eyelids heal very well in most all people. I do not treat the upper eyelid incision any different on Blacks, Hispanics, or other dark skin types and have excellent results. This is particularly true in patients who are in their late 50's or older.
Non-surgical approaches for lower eyelids include Restylane injections. This can work very well in many people but is not permanent. Other treatments with various non-invasive "gadgets/lasers" will almost certainly be a waste of you money.
What option do i have with mAybe with injections
When it comes to treating droopy upper eyelids, there really is no reasonable alternative to surgery. Generally upper blepharoplasty is very satisfactory when considering the results, the costs, and the recovery. Some patients need a brow lift as well, however this is a much more involved surgery and many times patients will settle for just doing the eyelids alone.
The lower eyelids, as mentioned, can be treated with Restylane as a non-surgical in-office procedure. Depending on the severity of the "bags" this may be an excellent solution or it may not. Surgery can generally correct even the worst bags.
All of this depends on the details of your case. There are different types of droopy upper lids and different kinds of bags on the lowers. I spoke to the most common types above, but you really need to see a surgeon and have a plan customized to your situation.
