It is not clear what is the reason for undergoing the surgery.
Blepharoplasty can be performed for extra skin in which case the recovery is relatively rapid. However, swelling can be present for many weeks and usually worse in the morning after lying down all night and mostly effects the skin laying between the incision and eyelash line. This will usually become dramatically better after 3 weeks. If lasting more than this it may be an indication of a dry eye but should be evaluated by your physician.
However, this usually does not effect one eye only. The condition which effects one eye only is more commonly blepharoptosis. This operation is dramatically different than the typical straightforward upper eyelid lift because it is performed deeper on the eyelid and requires rearrrangement of the eyelid muscles. This swelling can take longer to resolve.
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