When to get laser eye surgery with regards to eyelid surgery

Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD answers: Laser eye correction before or after Blepharoplasty?

When is it better to have eye laser correction before or after Blepharoplasty? I have a bags on a lower eyelid and thinking to have a plastic surgery. Also I need to do eye laser treatment. Which surgery should be first?


Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD
5 months ago
By Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD - Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

This is a great questions, and basically I would recommend doing what bothers you the most.  Check with you ophthalmologist about when you have to the the laser eye surgery (if there's a time restraint,) but you can do the eyelid surgery before or after.  Having said that, I would separate the two procedures by at least 6 weeks to allow the tissues to heal.  This way, you'll minimize the risks of any infection comprimizing the results of the second procedure.  Good luck!

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