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Ptosis Revision? (photo)
Hello Doctors, I'm going on 5 months post op from my second ptosis revision and third ptosis surgery in total. I still wake up every morning with swelling, is it normal to have swelling this far after my revision? How long does it take for swelling to go down for a person who had multiple surgeries? I would like to know if the incision bump on my eyelid would go down. Also can a person develop extra skin or eyelid creases after a ptosis revision as seen on my photos.
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Steffy29
in New York
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Residual Eyelid Skin after Ptosis Surgery
Eyelid skin after ptosis surgery will be the rule if that skin is not removed at the same time. Your lid used to be lower and as a result you had more skin. Now that the lid is higher, you have loose skin. If you and your surgeon are happy with the ptosis correction (difficult to tell the limbus and relationship to upper lid based upon angle and gaze in photo), skin removal can be done. This is more of a cosmetic issue. The scar...
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Revisional ptosis surgery
Ptosis surgery is difficult and revisional eyelid surgery is even more difficult, but possible. You appear to have thick eyelid scar and possible ptosis. There are treatment options available, one being full-thickness resection technique for ptosis surgery which removes the thick scar and lifts the eyelid. A personal evaluation is needed to see if you are a candidate. Allow 6 months after your last surgery before consultation. See an oculoplastic surgeon then.
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Convalescence after revisional surgery takes longer than the primary operation.
The patient enduring several revisions after eyelid surgery can expect a protracted convalescence after the most recent operation.
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Ptosis Surgery Is Complicated
Thank you for your question and photos. Ptosis surgery does have a high rate of revision. It is technically very challenging, so revision is not uncommon. Swelling and skin folds are worse after multiple surgeries, but should resolve with time. Discuss your concerns in further detail with your surgeon. Best Wishes.
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Ptosis surgery is complicated business.
Steffy
To be absolutely on point with you, much more detail would need to be known about your particular situation. If all three ptosis were performed by the same surgeon, I think it might be time for a second opinion. I think you have waited long enough since the last surgery. The photos you have provided make it very difficult to judge the actual lid margin height. We also have no information on what your levator function is but this is also very important....
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