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Big Eyelids 6 Weeks After Revision Ptosis Surgery

My eyelid seem to be expanded after my revision surgery a month ago. I have a primary surgery in end apr, few days later follow by a revision surgery to correct my ptosis. As days go by, it seem there is still no improvement on my eyelid swelling, the shape is still the same. Please advice me what can I do now? Any doctor that I can consult for my case beside my own doctor? Please tell me do I still have any swelling? Have anyone come across the same problem as mine, please enlighten me, thanks.

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upper eyelids ptosis swelling female 2 months post-op revision

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5 Doctor Answers | Asked by jospang2

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Eyelid Surgery

You should be seeing a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for this or an Oculoplastic surgeon for further information. This is a surgery requiring very delicate work, and experience.

You need to wait till swelling resolved

I would think that you will need revision. The incision over the left eyelid is too high and you need to have surgery on the right for symmetry. Please send your pre surgery pictures. It will help to make better recommendation.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD

28 reviews

New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Asian Eyelid Revision Surgery is challenging

Dear Jospang2 Six weeks is still early after eyelid surgery, and in order to fully assess your situation, one would need the preoperative photos for comparison. However based on the photos you have posted, it seems that you have significant eyelid crease asymmetry. Now, during the edematous [swollen] period, this asymmetry is certainly exaggerated, but it seems to me that once the swelling resolves [and it will, although more slowly in revision cases], that you still will have eyelid... more

A.J. Amadi, MD

14 reviews

Seattle Oculoplastic Surgeon

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Jospang, Your left upper lid appears slightly lower than the right. This could be swelling. However, swelling does not explain the asymmetry in your eyelid creases. I think you will have asymmetry in your creases when you are fully healed. I recommend you see an oculoplastic surgeon, preferably one who is a member of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS). You can visit the ASOPRS website to find a surgeon or surgeons... more

Michael McCracken, MD

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Boulder Oculoplastic Surgeon

So many issues here.

Jospang It is most unusual to take someone back to surgery a few days after an initial eyelid surgery to perform a revisional ptosis surgery a few days later. Generally eyelids swell after eyelid surgery. We expect them to be heavy and ptotic after eyelid surgery. So the appropriate thing to do in such a situation is to be confident in what was done at the time of surgery and just let things heal. If you did heal with a ptotic eyelid, which certainly can happen,... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

9 reviews

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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Manhattan122
4 months ago

I do and I'm lying in bed crying now huge scars asymmetry. Horrible I was pretty and now feel like a monster

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