Houston Asian Eyelid Surgery doctors

	James Tang, MD Houston Plastic Surgeon 11302 Fallbrook Drive Suite 304, Houston		12 answers
	Joseph M. Perlman, MD Houston Plastic Surgeon 6319 Cypresswood Drive, Spring		3 answers
	C. Bob Basu, MD Houston Plastic Surgeon 6400 Fannin Suite 2100, Houston		2 answers
	Raghu Athre, MD Houston Facial Plastic Surgeon 1015 Medical Center Blvd. Ste. 1500, Webster
	James F. Boynton, MD Houston Plastic Surgeon 12727 Kimberley Ln Suite 300, Houston

Recent Answers

What will the surgery for an Asian Eyelid Surgery Will Feel like? Will I feel pressure, tingling, pulling or warmth on my eyelids during the procedure? Are most Asian eyelid surgeries done while the patients are awake?

A: Asian eyelid surgery usually done under local anesthesia

Asian eyelid surgery is usually done under local anesthesia, that is where the skin is anesthesized with injections of numbing medicine. It can also be done with IV sedation if the patient is particularly nervous and wants some sedation. There is very little pain involved. The stinging from the local anesthestic itself is usually the most comfortable part of the surgery. There may be some pressure or a slight discomfort if excess fat is removed and while sutures to create the supratarsal crease are being put in. You will not feel the skin sutures at all. The whole procedure usually takes no more than 30 minutes. You can go home with someone driving you right away. Sutures are usually removed within 3-5 days.

James Tang, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

Crease Too Low After Double Eyelid Surgery and Slight Imbalance, How Can I Fix This? I've recently undergo Asian double eyelid surgery and I'm 3 weeks post op. However to my surprise I have very little swelling and bruising and It seems like my crease is lowering on it's own and I know it's normal But what I'm afraid is it will continue lowering and make my crease even lower. Are there ways to increase the height of my fold and What's the downtime for it? I like my crease height now but I'm just afraid It will keep lowering! And my right crease is slightly higher than my left.

A: Surgery can be done to revise appearance of upper eyelids

There is usually some swelling immediately after surgery on your upper eyelids which would make them look more swollen and wider than they will eventually look. If they appear too low to you immediately following surgery, they will tend to look lower and the crease will be closer to the eyelid margin as the swelling goes down. It is possible after complete healing to revise your eyelids so that the crease will be higher and stay higher.

James Tang, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon

Asian Eyelid & Rhino- Two Separate Surgeries or One? I want revision on my nose and (asian) eyelids. Since they are revisions, I know I need to go to someone who is extremely skilled, but should I look for someone who is expert at both? Or is it okay to look for two separate doctors and get two separate procedures? If I were to get two separate surgeries what would the wait time be before I get my next surgery? I wanted to get it redone next summer... is that possible? or would I have to wait longer?

A: Surgery on eyelids and nose can be done at same time

You can have surgery on your eyelids and nose at the same time or you can have them done separately. It depends on whether you find a plastic surgeon that you are comfortable doing both or not. Next summer should be a good time to do both.

James Tang, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon