Transcutaneous Lower Lid Blepharoplasty - Fluid Build Up and Looks Very Baggy. What To Do?

asked 8 months ago by teeny.tp in England UK
Latest answer by Jeffrey Schiller, MD
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Tags: 1 month post-op, final result, fluid, normal, transcutaneous

I had Upper/Lower Blepharoplasty, i think Transcutaneous, i've got scaring under bottom eyelashes. It's now 4 wks post op & to begin with i was overjoyed, now not so! My right eye 2 wks post op started to fill with fluid in the bottom lid & very puffy, i've been sleeping almost upright to try & drain the fluid. As the day goes on it goes down slighty but does not disappear, you can see there is fluid as i can move it around. Is this normaly & will it go down as it looks no different to pre op :o(

3 answers to Transcutaneous Lower Lid Blepharoplasty - Fluid Build Up and Looks Very Baggy. What To Do?

Two weeks too early to judge.

Some patients heal in a week or two, but some take more time for the swelling to settle down. Give it a few more weeks. And of course ask your doctor. But occasionally swelling can last longer and you need to be patient. Sometimes a short course of prednisone pills can accelerate the healing. Ask your surgeon.

Jeffrey Schiller, MD
New York Oculoplastic Surgeon

www.beautifuleyes.com