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W. Tracy Hankins, MD answers: Upper eyelid still swelling a week after Blepharoplasty

I had one of my upper eye lids lifted just a little, to match my other eye lid. Now after one week, I'm still noticing that the swelling comes and goes after sleeping. I'm wondering if my doctor injected some kind of saline or some kind of filler because if I lay down, it becomes swollen all over again, just on that one side of my face. Half my face is swollen and the swelling seems to move around on that one side of my face only!


W. Tracy Hankins, MD
6 months ago

One week is very early.  You are early in the healing process and need to be patient and stay in touch with your surgeon. Swelling can be variable and since only your surgeon knows exactly what was done at the time of surgery, he or she is best equippeed to deal with your questions/concerns in the post-op period.
 

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