You can consider filler injections to the tear trough to lessen the transition from your eyelids into your cheek. This can help to mask the thickness of your lower lids (which is actually a sign of youth from a strong eyelid muscle). Good luck!
You are still swollen after surgery. The conjunctiva (white of the eye) also swells and that is chemosis. Chemosis can persist from transient damage to the conjunctival lymphatics. However, the most common issue for persistent chemosis is drying and exposure. This is...
While it may be true that the sutures will dissolve on their own (I do not use dissolving sutures with this procedure), I'd recommend that you request that the doctor remove as much of this material now as is possible to decrease the possibility of permanent scarring. Good luck!