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Extra Baggy Skin After Blepharoplasty

asked 3 years ago by intears in Toronto
Latest answer by Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Question viewed 1,542 times
Tags: baggy, side effects

I'm in tears every day due to a Blepharoplasty surgery and Laser Resurfacing. I am only 36 and looking back, there was nothing wrong with my eyes. Now I do. I have extra baggy skin, extra folding sunken eyes and wrinkles which I never had before and not sure how to repair this. I probably should never had the surgery in the first place. My eyes were fine. It's not even a year later and now I have a huge problem. I am seeking help...can someone address me?

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12 answers to Extra Baggy Skin After Blepharoplasty

Revision lower eyelid surgery

Revision lower eyelid surgery is a very difficult area. You should consult with board certified plastic surgeons on your options. You mentioned your eyes looked fine before surgery, yet you had surgery. This underscores that surgery should not be performed unless a problem is actually there; I do not believe in "prophylactic surgery". Any surgery, however apparently small, carries with it risk. For your revision, the surgical plan should be clear and reasonable, and tailored to... more

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drbrent.com

Don't rush into surgery.

InTears, This is a great forum for seeking answers and advice. However, without pictures (preferably before and after) it is very difficult for us to give you any advice or comments. Eyelid surgery, especially lower lid surgery, is very difficult and should not be rushed into lightly. If you have concerns, you should return to your original surgeon or seek a second opinion. Good luck.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

You need to consult with a good plastic surgeon

I am not sure exactly what you had done, but I have an idea about the problems you are experiencing. Photos would help. Since you are about a year out from your initial procedue, you should either see the surgeon who performed the procedure and express your concerns, or seek a second opinion. You will be evaluated for the need for additional procedures including fillers, perhaps a chemical peel, laser resurfacing, or a secondary blepharoplasty. Perhaps no further surgery is indicated. Stop... more

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Need pictures of you

To really make any reasonable suggestions, we would need to see some pictures of what you look like. There are many options for you including Restylane to the lower lids if too much fat was revmoved leaving you sunken and with loose wrinkled skin. There are many outstanding doctors in Toronto and you should go to the very best Plastic Surgeon there and ask their opinion. Good luck!

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Extra baggy skin after blepharoplasty requires volume replacement and skin tightening

I am very sorry to see and hear of your frustration. You can be helped and have improved appearance of your lower eyelids. Your first step is to seek consultation with two board certified plastic surgeons who specialize in eyelid surgery. Visit http://www.surgery.org to find doctors in your area. Call the offices and ask: Does the doctor specialize or have a lot of experience in correcting bad blepharoplasty results pick two doctors ask the doctor to show photos of results of eyelid... more

Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon

www.drseckel.com

Extra skin can be removed.

Extra baggy skin on the upper lids can be addressed with removal through the old incision. The lower eyelid baggy skin can be removed through a subciliary incision located right at the lash line, which conservatively removes any skin without changing the shape of the eyelid. Sunken eyes are very difficult to deal with post blepharoplasty surgery, but fat injections can be attempted deep into the orbital area to try to augment that area

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

Loss of elasticity

The reasons for your wrinkles can be many; genetics, smoking, pollution, sun, overresection of fat leading to a hollow look. In any case, you have excess skin (lasers do a lousy job of removing skin) that should be removed surgically. As for the future, you need to address the things that make you age prematurely and treat them on a daily basis. Stop smoking, retin-a, sunblock, anti-oxidants, chemical peels.

Robert M. Freund, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Several options for extra baggy skin after Blepharoplasty

Lower blepharoplasty continues to be one the challenges to get consistently excellent results due to several factors. We have developed an approach to blepharoplasty that considers all the factors that affect the aging lower eyes. In short, the main options include skin excision (also called pinch excsion) ,skin tightening via laser or peeling, and volume replacement via microstructural fat grafting or dermal fillers.

Richard Gentile, MD
Cleveland Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.facialplastics.org

Blepharoplasty Problems

I don't have photographs of your eyes, so it is difficult to give you specific advice. That being said, I am assuming from your comments that you had lower eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty). This surgery is one of the more difficult operations. The general trend in lower blepharoplasty is toward conservation of the lower eyelid skin, preservation of lower orbital fat, avoiding tension on the lower lid, performing a canthopexy or canthoplasty if needed, and filling the tear-trough depression. ... more

Daniel Reichner, MD
Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon

Seek an oculoplastic surgeon with Blepharoplasty correction experience

Dear Intears: With all due respect to my general plastic surgery colleagues on this forum, there is only one cosmetic surgery specialty with the largest body of experiencing fixing unsatisfactory eyelid surgery, and that is a fellowship-trained oculoplastic surgeon. This is an individual who is a board certified ophthalmologist, who has completed a fellowship approved by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and has been elected as a fellow to this... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

It sounds like you need difficult revisional surgery.

Of course I don't really know what you look like. But you are miserable and it has been almost a year. So there is no reason to wait. See both a board certified plastic surgeon and an oculoplastic surgeon (eye surgeon who specializes in eyelids). Ask to see lots of before and after pictures. How many revisions do they do? What is their exact plan? I am quite sure you can be made better.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

You may need revision lower lid surgery

If you are close to one year after surgery and you have lower lid bags and extra skin you will need a revision sometime in the future. It is very hard to be accurate for the procedure you need without a picture but from your description you will require some orbicularis musle redraping in addition to fat manipulation. Hope that helps!