Waiting Time Before Revision Blepharoplasty?

The time you will need to wait before revising your lower lid will depend upon which aspect of your surgery you are unhappy with. I would suggest waiting six months or more if your lid feels tight. The tissues will begin to soften and your lid will feel more normal with adequate time. If the lid is grossly retracted and your eye is having medical and visual issues, your surgeon may elect to intervene sooner. If your surgery was performed with an incision at the corner of your eyes and you... more

Surgery is essentially planned trauma to the tissues. Most surgeons would recommend waiting 6 months after a trauma and primary reconstruction before undergoing revision or enhancement surgery. Therefore, we have always encouraged and pretty much required a 6 month waiting period between primary and enhancement procedures. Interestingly, many patients areas of concern either soften or fade during that time period. Many patients who were asking for more surgery at the 1 month mark actually... more

If there is an unhappy result with the primary blepharoplasty, the patient should wait at least three to four months prior to embarking on a revision blepharoplasty procedure. All of the incisions need to be completely healed, edema subsided, and the final result present prior to embarking on any revision blepharoplasty surgery.

Typically, most surgeons would wait about six months. However, the main factor is the status of the lower eyelid. In general, you should not reoperate until the incision and the lid itself feels like normal tissue again. It should not be firm or swollen or another surgery could cause further problems. If the eyelid is not in the right position, this can often improve significantly with massage and time. However, if you are a quick healer and the eyelid feels completely normal at 4 months... more

It is never a good idea to revise eyelid surgery too soon. Though it is infrequent, I would typically recommend waiting 6-12 months before considering any eyelid revision, especially in the lower lids. Early re-operation increase the risks of the surgery and can result in bigger problems. There can be prolonged swelling, scar deformity and eyelid distortion if the eyelid is not completely healed and the scar tissue hasn't matured before revision surgery. Patience is the best approach in... more

It is actually uncommon to revise eyelid surgery results overall. If necessary, I recommend waiting a full 12 months for final healing to occur before revising. Often times, Botox can help improve the heavy areas that persist after surgery and make the results more pleasing.

A minimal of 6 months but closer to a year would be ideal.  It all depends on what you are trying to accomplish.  But in general for revision work, we like to wait a while to see how things shape out.

 Depending on what you are revising and what was done, the minimum time you should wait is between 6 months to 1 year.  It is important to have this discussion with you surgeon to understand what the issues are and potential problems associated with early revision. 

Dear Alexander While the state time frame is the general rule, individual factors play an important role. I recommend that you discuss your concerns with your original surgeon. They may in fact be able to assist you and or modify how you are healing. No one will be more invested in making you happy than the surgeon who just operated on you. The operative surgeon should be highly motivated in this regard. Occasionally there is a break down in the relationship with the original surgeon.... more