Eyelid Surgery Uneven Eyes. Will Tape After Surgery Really Help? (photo)

I had upper and lower eyelid surgery 10 days ago. My right bottom eye lid is lower than my left. you can see more white under my right brown eye. 5 days after surgery my dr removed stiches and put tape under both eyes for 7 days. I am concerned my eyes are going to stay uneven? My right eye looks bigger than my left? It still looks uneven w tape. I see my dr at Day 14 to remove tape. I am really concerned if I researched my dr. enough? If it stays uneven what should i do?

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7 Doctor Answers | Asked by meko from florida in Florida

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Low or retracted eyelids

You may have some downward movement of your lower eyelid related to the surgery however it is still early in your healing phase. Continue communicating with your surgeon about managing this situation. I routinely perform corrective surgery for eyelids which are low or retracted after surgery done elsewhere so this option may be applicable to you depending on how you heal. see video

Taping may or may not help

In all honesty, the presentation of your eyelids this early after surgery is quite normal. Massage will improve the softening of the scar that forms after all surgery. The taping is probably not doing very much at this point, but certainly will not hurt. It is way to early after surgery for you to worry about asymmetry. There is significant swelling in the first two weeks after surgery, and sometimes even longer than that. Furthermore, surgical scar will evolve and soften over a... more

A.J. Amadi, MD

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Seattle Oculoplastic Surgeon

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Eyelid Surgery Uneven Eyes. Will Tape After Surgery Really Help?

Great series of post op early bleph. photos. Which show a very normal healing progression! In fact your appearance is textbook. Obviously your pre operative informed consent was either lacking or you may have not fully understood the healing process. Better to be seen earlier if you are so concerned by your surgeon, maybe a little more hand holding will alleviate your anxiety. Otherwise all looks normal. I tape slightly differently, more laterally and upward. Btw this slight scleral show is... more

Taping after lower eyelid surgery

In the early weeks after lower eyelid surgery, it is not uncommon for swelling and the healing process to restrict the lower eyelids. Massage and taping generally help and the majority of patients will find that things get better over time. Minor asymmetries are common and tend to even out as the healing process progresses. Your best option is to work closely with the surgeon who performed your surgery.

Tape will not really make much difference here.

However, in the chance that it will make a small difference, it is worth trying. Mostly taping gives your surgeon a face saving mechanism to blame if your lower eyelids are not everything you wanted: Did you tape as much as you were advised? Why do lower eyelids sag from transcutaneous lower blepharoplasty? There are so many reasons really. First incising the lower eyelid skin to gain access to the lower eyelid fat, transect the motor nerves to the... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

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Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Taping Will Help the Uneven Appearance to Your Eyes After Lower eyelid Surgery

At this point I wouldn't worry too much about what is going on. It is not uncommon to have some asymmetry for a short period of time after lower eyelid surgery. Massage and taping can be helpful. The younger you are, the better your eyelids are able to come back to a natural, symmetric position after this surgery. You look young enough in the photos that it is very likely that everything will turn out okay. You need to be patient (this is definitely the hard part), and give it some time.... more

Eyes uneven after suregry, Will tape Help?

Yes, tape and massaging your lid after surgery will definetly help restore it to its natural position. Your lid position my actually worsen ove the next few weeks but wil start to improve after 4-6 weeks. Trust your doctor and even the best surgeons have these things sometimes hapen to them. good luck and follow your surgeons intructions.