I had double eyelid surgery about a year ago so I have permanent sutures creating the folds. I'm considering Thermage to tighten the upper eyelids as I was left with some mild/moderate 'hooding' that I would like to improve. Should I be concerned about Thermage damaging my eyelid sutures?
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Your surgeon is likely describing upper eyelid ptosis (droopy) surgery by tightening the muscle (levator) responsible for elevating the eyelid. This muscle can either be tightened from anterior (skin) approach or from posterior (underneath the eyelid) approach. The posterior approach...
If you look closely, you'll notice one half of your face is "longer and wider" while the other is actually "shorter and narrower". This is not just skin and fat, but the bony skeleton underneath and is completely normal.
This holds true for the eye socket too, where even the tiniest difference...
At home peels like cosmelan, enlighten and aerify along with dermarolling (MTS roller with anteage MD ampules) should be started now. There are many things you can do to treat under eye hollows and dark circles. A surgical option to remove skin and/or fat will such as lower eyelid blepharoplasty...
