Dear Mary
Your bleph scars do sound a bit long. How long they need to be is in part determined by what the surgeon felt needed to be removed.
The beauty of upper eyelid surgery is that much of this incision hides under the upper eyelid fold. However, when the incision needs to extend into the crowsfeet lines, it will be obvious as is the case with the lower eyelid incision.
In time these scars will mature and the redness will fade. While they will become less conspicuous they will always been visible on close inspection. These scars can be revised if necessary.
I am impressed that many patients are quite satisfied with the scars once they have had an opportunity to fully heal and although it may be hard to believe now, these may not be all that visible in time. This is something that can easily take a full 6 months or more to improve.
Dr. Steinsapir
