Think my Dr Was Too Aggressive with Upper Lower Bleph. When Will I Know if He Was?

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1-2 months..

F you think that your doctor was too aggressive with your upper or lower blepharoplasty, you should have a sense within the 1st month to 2 months after the surgery after the swelling resolves. see video

Think my Dr Was Too Aggressive with Upper Lower Bleph. When Will I Know if He Was?

It's impossible to give an assessment without meeting you or seeing photos. Usually between 1 and 3 months you will have a very good idea of the result. In most cases, early concerns settle and do not become long term problems following surgery. I hope this information is helpful. Stephen Weber, M.D. Lone Tree Facial Plastic Surgeon

Post op bleph

I would wait for a period of time say 4-6 weeks to allow all of the swelling and edema to go doen.Also massage can help as well.

Photos will help

Photos would really be helpful. Also you haven't really indicated WHY you think your surgeon was too aggressive with your upper and lower blepharoplasty. Are you eyelids not closing properly? Is your lower eyelid being pulled downward? Are you having dry eyes? Are you eyelids looking hollow? Is your scar not healing well? There are a lot of different issues that could be going on with a lot of different ways to address them. Please be a bit more specific and also try to provide before... more

A.J. Amadi, MD

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Seattle Oculoplastic Surgeon

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Generally if you are having an issue, you know it immediately.

It can be appearance. It can be eye comfort. It can be both. Generally things do get better with time. Unless you are having an ocular emergency after eyelid surgery, I advise giving the surgery at least a couple of months to settle down. There are some early mechanical measures that do help. So a second opinion is reasonable at anytime. Have you discussed your concerns with your surgeon? That is probably the best place to start. more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

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Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Hi Gretchen,

Without seeing pre-op and post-op photos or knowing how many days post-op you are, it is difficult to say whether or not your upper blepharoplasty surgery was too aggressive. One important thing plastic surgeon's look for in the early post operative period is whether or not the patient can fully close their lids over their eyeball. Inability to do so is medically termed lagopthalmos (inability to fully close your eyelid over your eyeball) and is not uncommon in... more

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Gretchenbleph 28 Jul 2012

I am 4 weeks 2 days post op. Here is my first concern. My inner corners are imbalanced. So day 11 post op I massaged my right eye inner corner (the Dr did not say to
Ths) and I'm.afraid I.damaged tissues that were supposed to heal differently. The swelling got worse after I massaged. Is it possible that i permanently damaged something? And changed the scuplted nature of the eye that was intended? Or over time will the inner swelling heal and take the shape intended. Also a lower transconjunctuval bleoh...not sure if I needed it. I had Very small.bags that could go.away with weight loss. I was prettier before I think. Have i a ruined myself for life? Very depressed. Could I email pictures to some of you for some opinions? Going through divorce so mentally I'm a little fragile. Thought I could handle this but the results are so extremel I'm not handling it well at all. Thanks for your time. Overall I'm very uncomfortable. Eyes dry and tight especially in left eye.

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