Before the upper eyelid surgery I didn't have any small crease lines on my eyelids. After the surgery, however there are some small crease lines appear on both of my eyelids in addition to the incision. I saw my surgeon yesterday after two weeks of surgery and asked him why? He didn't have an answer for that. Any suggestions for what I can do or ask the surgeon do?
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October 24, 2014
Answer: You did not have an anchor blepharoplasty.
It is always difficult to tell from photos but it looks like you have ptosis in addition to having a 'monolid". Ptosis repair can be done without changing the eyelids significantly and keeping a natural result. This is done by making the incision low, within the natural area of the...
Your body goes through a number of changes with pregnancy. Most of the time these changes are temporary, but sometimes it unfortunately just doesn't go back. Topicals can help very mild cases of eyelid puffiness but really only temporarily. I have plenty of young, non-stressed, well rested...
Dear Phoebezxoxo,
In general, a patient needs to have significant visual
impairment before a managed healthcare system will pay for eyelid surgery. It might be wise to seek the advice of a
certified oculoplastic surgeon or a plastic surgeon with Asian eyelid operating
experience to determine...
