Eyelid Surgery: Q&A
Ask a QuestionDroopy Lower Eyelid After Lower Eyelid Surgery
I just had my lower eyelid surgery for about 4 weeks already. My doctor says that my lower eyelid will go back to its position after it heals. I hope this will be true. Please help me what will going to happen with this kind of appearance of my eye. Do i need another surgery??
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darwin
in philippines
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You can get droopy eyelids after lower eyelid surgery
You can get droopy eyelids after lower eyelid surgery which may require further correction. It’s important to go to someone who’s really experienced with treating eyelids especially for procedures that are not primary because re-dos can be more difficult than primary surgeries.
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Massage will help
Your degree of scleral show is not too severe and often this will resolve with regular upward massage of the lid several times daily for 3 to 5 minutes. As lid tone improves so will the lid position in most all cases. You do not have ectropion (lid margin everted) and do not need revision surgery at this point. Stay with your surgeon until this is resolved, or seek a second opinion from a qualified facial plastic surgeon or oculoplastic surgeon if it will ease your mind. Good luck.
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Scleral show
I agree with what has been posted here. It is too early still to think that this is a final result. At 4 weeks out I think that it looks well. The muscle could be denervated temporarily and cause this show. Massage and time should help this. Hope it all goes well.
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Droopy lower eyelid after lower Blepharoplasty
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In doing a lower lid blepharoplasty I check for tone of the lower lid preoperatively. If it is weak, I will perform a canthopexy. In your case, and I am not sure what was done, you probably should massage the lower lids up to soften the scar tissue.
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