Congenital Ptosis Surgery-Fascia Lata (Left Eye) 4 Wks Ago.When Should I Heal?

asked 11 months ago by kanababa in South-east Asia
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
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Tags: ptosis, 1 month post-op, recovery, sleep, swelling

I'm male 27.BMI normal.Myopic, use glass with -6D.I had a congenital ptosis in left eye described as-LPS FN 2mm,Bells-Good,MJW->-ve.I had an operation with fascia lata nearly 3.5 weeks ago.Since then,I don't see significant improvement in the swelling.After surgery I haven't been touching water in eyes.I'm also facing difficulty in sleeping with Gentealgel and T-MycinOintment in eyes at night(eye not closing).When should my eye heal and I can assess the outcome of operation?Advise plz

5 answers to Congenital Ptosis Surgery-Fascia Lata (Left Eye) 4 Wks Ago.When Should I Heal?

Healing after ptosis surgery with a sling

Looking at your photos, things are looking really quite good at this point. Having done hundreds of these procedures, I can tell you that healing takes some time. I'm assuming that you had very little function of the levator muscle, the main muscle that lifts your lid. The procedure can be performed with synthetic material, like silastic, or a suture, in which case healing is often somewhat faster that when it is performed with your own fascia. The upside, however, is that using your own... more

Katherine A. Lane, MD
South Burlington Oculoplastic Surgeon

Fascia lata sling healing

My concern in reviewing the series of photo and listening to your story is that your eye is dry and cornea exposed. you may have a good bell's phenomena, but with your swelling the tissues are not functioning properly and you need to take care of the cornea, especially at night. use a plastic wrap over the eye after lubricating it creating a moisture tent. see your doctor often

Rafael C. Cabrera, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

Healing After a Sling Repair Takes A Year

The fascia sling ptosis repair takes about a year to asses if the new eyelid height is optimal, or needs a touch-up. Your photos seem to show the expected swelling for this time post-op. Stay closely in touch with your surgeon to be sure all is going well, especially adequate closure of your eyelids to protect your eye from drying out (corneal ulceration).

Paul C. Zwiebel, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon

It takes about a year to heal from this surgery.

Dear Kanababa You actually look great. However the big issue here is how will your cornea do? With the frontalis suspension, suspension material, in your case facia lata harvested from the leg is used to couple the movement of the upper eyelid to movement of the forehead. I assume that you had very poor left upper eyelid levator function. Generally, for adults, silicone sling is used instead of fascia lata. While fascia lata is a fantastic material, I think... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Eyelid Surgery

This type of surgery will have prolonged healing and you can expect some time for the adjustment to resolve. Be sure to follow up with your surgeon as they are the ones who know what was done internally.

Vivek Bansal, MD
Danville Plastic Surgeon

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