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Will Crepey Wrinkly Skin After Lower Blep and Fat Transfer Resolve?

Hi I had upper/lower blep, cheek lift and fat transfer to lower lids 4 weeks ago, I am happy with the results so far and completely understand healing takes time, but wanted to know if the crepey/wrinkly skin under the eye will resolve once the fat has adhered to the tissue or will the fat transfer purely fill the void left by eyebag removal and not have an impact on the crepey/wrinkly skin?? I asked my surgeon and he advised waiting another 2-3 weeks before deciding on further action.

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Lower lid wrinkles

Loose skin is removed conservatively in many lower lid blephs. Wrinkles in the skin do not disappear from that surgery. Sometimes light peels can help.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Wrinkled skin of Lower Eyelids After Surgery

Wrinkled skin after lower lid blepharoplasty is a common concern. This usually occurs because of the reduction in volume of the tissues beneath the skin after the fat transfer or partial removal. This can be temporary but may remain. Since this has been a significant concern in my patients, I now perform a light laser lift at the sametime as the lower eyelid surgical procedure. I have found that this tightens the skin nicely and is usually healed by the time the... more

Wrinkled skin after lower eyelid blepharoplasty

Good morning, You're surgeon is correct. Give it another 2 to 4 weeks before taking any other action. However, I do a lot of eyelid surgery and I can honestly tell you wrinkles often remain and that's not all bad. There's good reasons for this: 1. The surgery needs to be conservative and safe so you don't get eyelid retraction which will cause issues long-term 2. Some lines maintains a natural look. May sound like a lame excuse but... more

Chase Lay, MD

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Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.chaselaymd.com

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