dear doctors, Ive had an upper lid blepharoplasty exactly 3 weeks ago. alot of my eyebrows grow about 1/2 centimetre above the incisions/cut I already plucked a few eyebrows (and carefully pressed pressed my finger at my skin so the skin doesnt stretch when plucking) I hope I didnt do anything wrong, is it already safe to pluck eyebrows if they are near the incisions? I'm a bit worried
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May 12, 2014
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Thank you for your question and photograph. The extra skin you are referring to is called the epicanthal fold and is typical of Asian eyelids but can occur in any eyelid. The Asian upper blepharoplasty can be modified to remove the epicanthal fold. However be aware that there can be some vi...
Thank you for your question. Be sure to make your surgeon aware of the prednisone dose you have received. However I routinely give steroids on the day of surgery when doing a blepharoplasty to reduce postoperative swelling,.
Thank you for your question and photograph. The deep space of your upper eyelid is typically considered a youthful appearance and I would think long and hard about considering changing it. However there are techniques to do open fat grafting the upper eyelid space to lessen deep set eyelid fold.
