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Can I Combine a Blepharoplasty with Lasik in One Surgery?
Can Lasik surgery be combined with eyelid surgery? I would rather only have one surgery but I want both procedures...Would it be hard to find a doctor who can do both?
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Lasik Surgery and Blepharoplasty, Raffy Karamanoukian MD
Lasik surgery should not be performed with a blepharoplasty. In fact, patients who have undergone lasik surgery should undergo a more thorough preoperative evaluation if they are contemplating a blepharoplasty at a later time.
During your discussion with your physician, emphasize any visual symptoms including dry eyes, changes in vision, or allergic symptoms prior to any procedure on the eye.
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Lasik and Blepharoplasty must take place on separate days
No is the answer and there are many reasons.
For example, when a blepharoplasty is performed, a corneal shield may be placed to protect the eye while sutures are passed through the upper eyelid tissues. It would be inappropriate to place such a shield until approximately one month after LASIK, as it could dislodge the flap if it were placed immediately after LASIK. Also, after a blepharoplasty, it would not be possible to separate the lids with a lid speculum due to significant soft tissue...
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Vancouver Ophthalmologist
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Would not combine Lasik with eyelid surgery.
I would not recommend combining both procedures. Both procedures are going to trigger dry eye. Lasik surgery triggers some amount of irritation and dry eye symptoms. Lasik patients frequently use artificial tears to combat these symptoms. Eyelid surgery patients sometimes have temporary lagophthalmos meaning that their eyelids don't close all the way. This would exacerbate the irritation from the Lasik and delay healing. Do the Lasik first.
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Eyelid surgery combined with LASIK
It is not recommended to combine these two surgeries. LASIK surgery treats the cornea and it is important for the cornea to be well lubricated after LASIK in order to heal. Eyelid surgery, blepharoplasty, can lead to dry eye which can complicate your LASIK surgery. Wait at least 3 months after LASIK before eyelid surgery.
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Can I Combine a Blepharoplasty with Lasik in One Surgery?
I would highly discourage you from having eyelid surgery and LASIK performed at the same time. There are many reasons for this, but basically I would worry about the cornea. In fact, after LASIK, I usually recommend that you wait 6 months before eyelid surgery.
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Lasik and Blepharoplasty, can it be done together?
I do not recommend the two procedures be done at the same time. I usually recommend that my patients wait at least six months after they have had Lasik to have eye lid surgery or after their ophthalmologist clears them medically. Patients will often have dryness after Lasik surgery and should be well protected after their surgery.
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Lasik Before Bleparoplasty
I would definitely suggest the blepharoplasty after Lasik surgery. There is a chance that you can stretch you eyelid during Lasik surgery and need a ptosis repair in addition to a blepharoplasty.
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You cannot combine eyelid surgery with Lasik surgery in one sitting.
It would be imprudent to try to accomplish both operations at the same time. The eyelid surgery would have to be done second due to the traction needed to perform the Lasik operation. Manipulation of the lids could jeopardize the corneal repair.
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Don't have concurrent Lasik and blepharoplasty
I would not recommend trying to have your Lasik surgery and blepharoplasty at the same time. You should wait at least 3 months after having had Lasik before considering blepharoplasty surgery. You need to make sure that the corneal flap heals. Also, dry eyes during the Lasik healing process would only be worse if you also had a blepharoplasty.
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Don't Combine LASIK With Blepharoplasty
LASIK surgery creates a corneal flap, this flap is delicate and should not be subjected to manipulation for several months. In addition, both LASIK and blepharoplasty can cause dry eye. In both cases this is usually temporary, but you would not want to double up on that and injure your cornea. Finally, LASIK is a procedure with really no outward sign of having had the procedure, there really is no need to combine the recovery with a blepharoplasty since there hardly is...
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