I have lumps in the corners of my eyes after upper and lower eyelid surgery two weeks ago. The lump in the corner of my left eye is big and seems to be getting worse. The photos attached are from 3 days ago. It's gotten visibly worse, but I'm having trouble capturing it on film. I know it's early in the recovery stages, but I'm worried it will get worse and I'd like to have it treated now. What can be done?
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December 21, 2013
Answer: How can lumps in the corners of my eyes after upper and lower eyelid surgery be corrected?
Your right upper eyelid/brow area is more hollow that the left side. The skin "collapses" on the more hollow side, similar to deflating a balloon. See an oculoplastic surgeon for evaluation. If simply due to fat loss, fat or filler injection to the right side can help greatly.
I happen to be an oculofacial plastic surgeon
practicing for about 20 years. I’m also boarded with facial cosmetic surgery as
well as body, breast and extremity surgery. I do everything from head to toe
including hair restoration. So with no limitations with my scope of surgical
procedures, I c...
I am assuming you are talking about oral steroids with your question. Many surgeons will use a 6 day course of low dose steroids which are tapered over the 6 days, and patients say this can help significantly with their swelling. A low dose is used to help diminish side...
