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Eyes Are Smaller After Lower Eyelid Lift

asked 1 year ago by Question1234 in Boston, MA
Latest answer by Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Question viewed 562 times
Tags: eyes, lower eyelids, lift, size

I had the surgery in Jan of this year...I voiced my concerns to my doctor last week...he said my eyes still need to "settle"?.Its been 3 months and I'm very concerned that this is permanent. My heart is broken..I just wanted to lose the bags,,,not lose my big beautiful eyes that were my very best feature.. WHAT have I done!! Is there any chance they will return to orginal size? Other people have noticed as well. I'm very depressed. What can be done?

8 answers to Eyes Are Smaller After Lower Eyelid Lift

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Smaller eyes after Lower eyelid surgery

Smaller appearring eyes after a lower eyelid surgery typically are caused by a malposition of the lower eyelids. Transcutaneous (incision on outside of eyelids) lower eyelid techniques have a higher reported incidence of this compared with the transconjunctival (incision inside the eyelid) lower Blepharoplasty technique. Lower eyelid malposition can be rotation, of the lower eyelid, inward or downward. Downward rotation, of the lower eyelid, causes the outer... more
Francis R. Palmer, III, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Eye Shape after Lower Blepharoplasty

Hi Question1234, I'm sorry to hear of your concerns. As other cosmetic surgeons and specialists have stated, it's difficult to provide a more specific answer without photographs. The eye shape can change in a variety of ways after eyelid surgery. After a lid lift, more commonly the eyes may look smaller possibly due to your plastic surgeon tightening a weak lower eyelid. This tightening is performed to help prevent the opposite problems of sagging lower eyelid and... more
Houtan Chaboki, MD

Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.potomacplasticsurgery.com

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Lower eyelid abnormality

The eyelid shape/contour can change after lower eyelid surgery due to various reasons, such as muscle weakness and/or scarring or if too much skin taken off.  It may be possible that your problem will resolve with time, however you may consider consult with an oculoplastic surgeon for second opinion. Dr Taban
Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Eyes and size

Your eyes themseleves do not change size.  Sometimes with an upper lid bleph there is an illusion of having smallr eyes after the upper lid extenede creast( folded skin) is removed.  If the lower lid had a canthopexy, it might have slighlty angulated your lower lid.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Please add your pictures

It is hard to answer your questions without pictures. The eye shape should not change  with regular eye lift.
Kamran Khoobehi, MD

New Orleans Plastic Surgeon
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Changing eyelid shape after surgery

It would be great if you could post some before and after pictures.  It would make it much more informative for other patients and also give us the opportunity to give you more specific advice.  That said, only three months after surgery, you will still see changes as the tissues settle and the swelling resolves.  At this point, I would suggest seeing you doctor again in three months for a re-evaluation.     Good Luck.
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Eyelid change in shape after 3 months.

Eyelid change in shape after 3 months is common and will probably go away in another 3 months to a year. It is easily corrected if it remains after that, but I doubt that it will.
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Impossible to answer you definitively without photographs.

Dear Question 1234 After eyelid surgery, the eye shape can change in a variety of ways.  Much depends on precisely what was done surgically.  It is common now for general plastic surgeons to combine some type of internal canthal support procedure (such a canthopexy) with their lower transcutaneous blepharoplasty to reduce the risk of pulling the lower eyelid down after surgery.  This can happen as a common outcome of lower eyelid surgery because generally, this type of... more
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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