I had upper and lower Blepharoplasty two weeks ago. The main reason was for bags, loose skin and wrinkles under my eyes. I was told that these could be corrected by removing some fat and tightening up the loose skin.
While it looks like some of the puffiness is gone, I am very concerned about remaining loose skin and wrinkles under my eyes. I am feeling very upset and disappointed at my result. I don't feel like the skin under my eyes was tightened up and deep wrinkles are still present. Is this a normal outcome and is it acceptable? It does not seem acceptable to me. Thanks.
Answer: Removing too much skin under eyes could even be worse The loose skin under your eyes can be improved by doing a pinch blepharoplasty technique without increasing your risk of your lower eyelids getting pulled down like a hound dog. This pinch blepharoplasty technique is very simple and can be done in under an hour and usually takes 30 minutes. I wouldn't be too upset. I'm sure your doctor will be happy to do this for you. One thing that can help those wrinkles and make you look more natural is too add volume under your lower eyes through dermal fillers or fat injections. This is a more natural way to improve the appearance of your lower eyelids and any sunken cheek type of appearance. This can lift your cheek and help remove the bags under eyes and improve the dark circles under your eyes. This is definitely a great option for this area. Consulting a board certified facial plastic surgeon would be something that I would always recommend. We specialize in the face and are the best qualified to help you in the face and neck area when it come to facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Removing too much skin under eyes could even be worse The loose skin under your eyes can be improved by doing a pinch blepharoplasty technique without increasing your risk of your lower eyelids getting pulled down like a hound dog. This pinch blepharoplasty technique is very simple and can be done in under an hour and usually takes 30 minutes. I wouldn't be too upset. I'm sure your doctor will be happy to do this for you. One thing that can help those wrinkles and make you look more natural is too add volume under your lower eyes through dermal fillers or fat injections. This is a more natural way to improve the appearance of your lower eyelids and any sunken cheek type of appearance. This can lift your cheek and help remove the bags under eyes and improve the dark circles under your eyes. This is definitely a great option for this area. Consulting a board certified facial plastic surgeon would be something that I would always recommend. We specialize in the face and are the best qualified to help you in the face and neck area when it come to facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Residual Eyelid Wrinkles It's not unusual for patients to have significant swelling following blepharoplasty surgery. This swelling can obscure the final aesthetic result and be the source of tremendous anxiety for patients. In some cases, it can give the appearance of excess skin and residual eyelid wrinkles.When patients undergo this procedure, excess skin and fat are removed from the lower eyelids. Unfortunately, this procedure doesn't always impact fine wrinkles that occur on the lower eyelids. Efforts to remove fine wrinkles by removing additional skin can be associated with severe complications. Under these circumstances, the lower eyelid can pull in a downward direction. This condition is called an ectropian and often requires revisional surgery. It's difficult to evaluate the aesthetic result in someone who's still swollen and only two weeks post-op. It's, therefore, important to be patient and give your swelling time to resolve.Once your swelling has resolved, you might ultimately be happy with your result. If you're not happy with your result because of eyelid wrinkles, you may still be a good candidate for eyelid re-surfacing.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Residual Eyelid Wrinkles It's not unusual for patients to have significant swelling following blepharoplasty surgery. This swelling can obscure the final aesthetic result and be the source of tremendous anxiety for patients. In some cases, it can give the appearance of excess skin and residual eyelid wrinkles.When patients undergo this procedure, excess skin and fat are removed from the lower eyelids. Unfortunately, this procedure doesn't always impact fine wrinkles that occur on the lower eyelids. Efforts to remove fine wrinkles by removing additional skin can be associated with severe complications. Under these circumstances, the lower eyelid can pull in a downward direction. This condition is called an ectropian and often requires revisional surgery. It's difficult to evaluate the aesthetic result in someone who's still swollen and only two weeks post-op. It's, therefore, important to be patient and give your swelling time to resolve.Once your swelling has resolved, you might ultimately be happy with your result. If you're not happy with your result because of eyelid wrinkles, you may still be a good candidate for eyelid re-surfacing.
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July 17, 2017
Answer: Laser resurfacing necessary to remove wrinkles after Blepharoplasty Blepharoplasty of the lower eyelid can remove puffiness and eyelid bags and tighten the lower eyelid skin. The tightening of the lower eyelid skin does pull some wrinkles and loose skin tighter, which improves skin appearance. You are very early in your recovery, and it takes 6 weeks to 3 months to see a more accurate picture of your results. I am positive you will look better in a few weeks. If the eyelid skin has many wrinkles, Blepharoplasty alone is not enoiugh to remove them. The accepted method for removal mof eyelid wrinkles is fractional ablative laser skin resurfacing. If you need this you can have it done after Blepharoplasty, usually by 3-6 months. The reason that enough skin to remove wrinkles cannot be removed from the lower eyelid during Blepharoplasty is that if too much lower eyelid skin is removed in an attempt to remove wrinkles, the lid can be pulled down into a sad eyed look called an ectropion, which is a major problem. See before and after pictures of lower Blepharoplasty plus fractional laser skin resyurfacing of the lower eyelid.
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Answer: Laser resurfacing necessary to remove wrinkles after Blepharoplasty Blepharoplasty of the lower eyelid can remove puffiness and eyelid bags and tighten the lower eyelid skin. The tightening of the lower eyelid skin does pull some wrinkles and loose skin tighter, which improves skin appearance. You are very early in your recovery, and it takes 6 weeks to 3 months to see a more accurate picture of your results. I am positive you will look better in a few weeks. If the eyelid skin has many wrinkles, Blepharoplasty alone is not enoiugh to remove them. The accepted method for removal mof eyelid wrinkles is fractional ablative laser skin resurfacing. If you need this you can have it done after Blepharoplasty, usually by 3-6 months. The reason that enough skin to remove wrinkles cannot be removed from the lower eyelid during Blepharoplasty is that if too much lower eyelid skin is removed in an attempt to remove wrinkles, the lid can be pulled down into a sad eyed look called an ectropion, which is a major problem. See before and after pictures of lower Blepharoplasty plus fractional laser skin resyurfacing of the lower eyelid.
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October 14, 2014
Answer: First give this some time to settle down. Jill Your dissatisfaction is not uncommon. Much depends on exactly what you had done, what your issues were to begin with, and what is going on once you are 4 to 6 months out from your surgery. Nothing replaces a personal consultation. At two weeks out, you are extremely early from surgery. Many of the healing processes that we think account for new collagen formation take time to develop and are at their maximum at about 4 to 6 weeks after surgery. This is when the long term remodeling of fat begins to take place. So try to be patient. I would caution you about rushing your surgeon for help right now. I have seen people talk themselves into unnecessary procedures. Your surgeon is basically a problem solver who may try to placate you by "doing something to make you happy" before the dust has settled. For now I strongly recommend that you let yourself heal.
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Answer: First give this some time to settle down. Jill Your dissatisfaction is not uncommon. Much depends on exactly what you had done, what your issues were to begin with, and what is going on once you are 4 to 6 months out from your surgery. Nothing replaces a personal consultation. At two weeks out, you are extremely early from surgery. Many of the healing processes that we think account for new collagen formation take time to develop and are at their maximum at about 4 to 6 weeks after surgery. This is when the long term remodeling of fat begins to take place. So try to be patient. I would caution you about rushing your surgeon for help right now. I have seen people talk themselves into unnecessary procedures. Your surgeon is basically a problem solver who may try to placate you by "doing something to make you happy" before the dust has settled. For now I strongly recommend that you let yourself heal.
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September 9, 2020
Answer: Loose Skin and Wrinkles under the Eyes: Blepharoplasty After Effects? Thank you for your question! First and foremost, congratulations on getting a blepharoplasty to resolve your eye bag, loose skin, and wrinkles issues. That is possibly the best option out there for these, what I like to call, irregularities. Regarding your concern of not yet seeing the results that were promised, I would advise waiting a bit more. Patience is a virtue and you need to be fully healed first prior to seeing the actual results of blepharoplasty. In my practice, I usually advice my patients to wait for up to 3 months or later before full and complete recovery is observed. If you have undergone fat repositioning, you may still observe excessive skin for a few weeks since it has not retracted well yet. Healing takes time. Now, after 3 months or up to 6 months, and you are still showing wrinkles and excessive skin, then that is the time to worry. You may need to consult your board certified plastic surgeon at this point for progress evaluation. Do not ask for the excess to be removed so early on as this may affect the retraction needed for the lower lid. If this affected by removal of skin prior to full healing, major problems may arise. You need to be more patient on this.
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September 9, 2020
Answer: Loose Skin and Wrinkles under the Eyes: Blepharoplasty After Effects? Thank you for your question! First and foremost, congratulations on getting a blepharoplasty to resolve your eye bag, loose skin, and wrinkles issues. That is possibly the best option out there for these, what I like to call, irregularities. Regarding your concern of not yet seeing the results that were promised, I would advise waiting a bit more. Patience is a virtue and you need to be fully healed first prior to seeing the actual results of blepharoplasty. In my practice, I usually advice my patients to wait for up to 3 months or later before full and complete recovery is observed. If you have undergone fat repositioning, you may still observe excessive skin for a few weeks since it has not retracted well yet. Healing takes time. Now, after 3 months or up to 6 months, and you are still showing wrinkles and excessive skin, then that is the time to worry. You may need to consult your board certified plastic surgeon at this point for progress evaluation. Do not ask for the excess to be removed so early on as this may affect the retraction needed for the lower lid. If this affected by removal of skin prior to full healing, major problems may arise. You need to be more patient on this.
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