Is Revision Eyelid Surgery Usually Covered by Doc or Insurance?

Unhappy with my eyelid surgery due to fact that it seems to have done nothing as eye is very limp with creases still. Has been 2 weeks post op..if I speak with my surgeon, how likely is it that he will offer revision surgery pro- bono or insurance will cover it? My insurance covered it first time around.

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Insurance coverage.

First off, it is very early for you to be worried about your post operative result, whether this is an insurance case or a cosmetic case. Wait at least 3 months before worrying about your results. However, some information for you to digest while you wait: As your insurance covered your first eyelid surgery [blepharoplasty or ptosis repair?], it means that it was a visually significant problem. The goal of that surgery is to remove the excess eyelid skin [or raise the eyelid via ptosis... more

A.J. Amadi, MD

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Final result of a blepharoplasty takes at least 3 months to appreciate and it is highly unusual for a surgeon to perform additional surgery especially for the reasons you state so quickly after your procedure. The goal of any cosmetic surgical procedure is improvement not perfection. If this procedure was covered by your insurance, it was performed for functional reasons not cosmetic and therefore, cosmetic reasons will not be used to determine need for a revision procedure. This question... more