How painful is eyelid surgery?

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7 answers to “How painful is eyelid surgery?”

A: Minimal pain during recovery

By William Portuese, MD - Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

The eyelid surgery itself is quite painful during the procedure, and therefore is done under a general anesthetic. The fat pads on the upper and lower lids have deep proprioceptive pain fibers that will not numb up to the lidocaine and should not be done under a local anesthesia. The recovery period for... more

A: Pain after eyelid surgery

By Stanley G. Poulos, MD - Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

In my experience, eyelid surgery is one of the least painful of all aesthetic procedures. Most of the discomfort is in the first few days and is more in the realm of itchy or watery eyes which is always relieved by cold compresses and lubricants. Those patients with pre-existing dry eyes may be prone to an... more

A: Relatively painless

By Robin T.W. Yuan, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Of course this is somewhat related to what specifically is done. Some eyelid surgery on the lower lid requires lifting tissue off the bone or putting sutures from the lid tendon to the bone and this can be more painful. Usually, it is quite well tolerated and cold compresses on a frequent time schedule post-op... more

A: Not painful at all!

By Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD - Los Angeles Oculoplastic surgeon

Dear BHeZee Eyelid surgery is so comfortable that many of my patients elect to have eyelid surgery in the office under local anesthesia. This is actually ideal because it is very important to have the ability to assess the effects of surgery intraoperatively with the patient sufficiently... more

A: Well performed anesthesia should make your experience comfortable

By Ricardo Izquierdo, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Eyelid surgery can be done under local, IV sedation, or general anesthesia. Well performed anesthesia should make your experience comfortable and pain free. For your upper lids, local is adequate in most instances. The lower lids may be done under local anesthesia, although depending on the... more

A: Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty) is generally well tolerated

By Phillip H. Nakano, MD - Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Eyelid surgery is one of those operations that generally look more painful then it really is. Eyelid surgery is commonly done under local anesthesia. In fact, I do more blepharoplasties under local then under general anesthesia. Pain tolerance is also improved if some form of sedation is given along with... more

A: Surprisingly little pain results from eyelid surgery

By Lavinia Chong, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) involving either the upper or lower lids is a relatively easy procedure from which to recover. Most surgeons will suggest that the procedure be scheduled with either intravenous sedation or rarely under general anesthesia, so intraoperatively, there shouldn't be any pain... more