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Eyelid Surgery Risks
What are the risks of upper eyelid surgery?
Asked 29 months ago by
A 1944 in Washington
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Most important and common risk of eyelid surgery
Dear Alexa
Please don't let anyone rush you into eyelid surgery because it is simple and straight forward. My colleagues have done a good job describing the textbook issues that can arise after upper eyelid surgery.
However, by far the most common and most important potential complication is a failure of communication between you and your surgeon. You go to the doctor and you might even ask for an upper eyelid blepharoplasty. However this may or may not be what you need. The doctor might...
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Risks of Upper Eyelid Skin Removal (Blepharoplasty)
Upper eyelid blepharoplasty is an extremely safe procedure. As with any surgery, there is a risk of infection, bleeding and scarring. The most common risks include:
Prolonged bruising and swelling
Temporary inability to completely close the eyes
Eye dryness
Need for a touch up to remove remaining skin.
Rarely double vision or loss of vision may occur. All in all, upper blepharoplasty is a great way to improve your eyelid appearance with minimal...
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Risks of upper eyelid surgery
Risks of all surgeries no matter what surgery... bleeding scarring infection
These issues are not super pertinent to upper eyelid surgery
The primary risks of upper eyelid surgery are poor cosmetic outcome, need for revision surgery, lagophthalmos (inability to close your eyes all the way)
Risks of any surgery invoving eyelids if fat is resected loss of vision, changes in vision, double vision, excess or inadequate tearing, chemosis (inflammation of conjuctiva)
The vision chan
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Possible complications in upper eyelid surgery
Complications of upper eyelid surgery are typically straight forward and controllable. Bleeding is the most common and easily controlled problem. Not taking enough skin can be rectified with a revision. Excessive scarring is very unusual and manageable. Tearing problems are unusual but may indicate a dry eye problem. The cornea must be protected or a corneal abrasion may result.
Best,
Tal Raine MD
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Risks associated with upper eyelid surgery
Some of the risks associated with upper eyelid surgery are bleeding and infection, which are very rare. Risks of permanent blindness or double vision are exceedingly rare. Asymmetry is more common; this probably happens 3% to 5% of the time and is usually related to pre-existing asymmetry that has gone unnoticed by the patient until the procedure is performed.
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Many upper eyelid surgery risks which will be better defined in your consents
Whenever you have a procedure, such as a blepharoplasty (eyelift / eye lift / eye cosmetic surgery / eye plastic surgery / eyelid lift), from a legal standpoint they will list everything under the sun. The key is going to someone that has a low rate of complications. But briefly, eye damage, damage to organs, nerves, vessels, poor results, scarring, eyelid malformations, infection, bleeding, anesthesia risks are among the risks that most surgeons should have in their consents. 99.9% of...
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Upper eyelid surgery risks
As with any surgery, routine risks include pain, infection, bleeding, need for further surgery, damage to adjacent structures, and recurrence of the upper eyelid skin excess. Specific to upper eyelid surgery, risks include damage to the underlying musculature, inability to close your eyes, and corneal abrasions. This list is by no means inclusive of all the risks, but highlights some of the main ones. Be sure to talk to your plastic surgeon about any specific risks that concern you. ...
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Risks of upper eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty)
The risks of upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) are both cosmetic and functional. The most feared, and rarest of complications, involves a change in vision. More commonly seen complications involve dry eyes, inability to completely close eyes, asymmetry of scars, unfavorable scars (thickened scar), infection (extremely rare), and an unnatural appearance to the eye if too much skin/fat is removed.
The best way to avoid complications is to identify patients who are at risk for developing...
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Making the wrong diagnosis and doing the wrong surgery
Dr. Steinsapir's comments are germane. If you and your surgeon don't agree on the right diagnosis, you may get the wrong operation and be dissatisfied with the result. The eyebrow and upper lid are "neighbors" and so aging or sagging of one can be interpreted as dysfunction of the other. There are at least three procedures which can be offered, depending on what the anatomy provides:
a) Upper eyelid lift: a small amount of skin is removed and the scar hidden in a natural fold;...
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Upper eyelid surgery
Eyelid surgery has evolved considerably over the years. Incisions are so small that they leave no trace of a scar. If excess upper eyelid skin hooding the eye needs to be eliminated, an incision is made about ten millimeters above the eyelashes in the palpebral fold, the crease at the top of the lid, and excess skin and fat are removed. The incisions are closed and sutured on the underside of the skin.
Since the skin around the eyes is delicate, an eyelid lift carries a greater risk of...
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Risks with upper eyelid surgery
As everyone has already stated, upper eyelid surgery is a relatively less risky procedure, as compared to other plastic surgery of the face and eyes. Many patients who have cosmetic eyelid surgery are happy with the results.
Any cosmetic treatment has potential risks. Risks for upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) include but are not limited to the following:
bleeding
infection
scar
pain
parasthesia / numbness
nerve injury
blood vessel injury
wound dehiscence / opening
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Upper eyelid surgery and risks
In the appropriate patient the risks of upper eyelid surgery are very low. Almost all patients are happy and get a result they are pleased with.
It may be done under local anesthesia, local with sedation, or when included with other procedures a light general anesthesia. All surgical procedures, carry general risks- of the anesthesia, bleeding, infection, poor scar, need for additional surgery and others.
Specific risks of upper eyelid surgery include, asymmetry, incomplete closure, dryness...
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Risks of Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty
The risk of upper eyelid blepharoplasty depends partly on the technique that is being used. In general with any surgery, the risk of bleeding and infection are always present. If only skin is removed the risk is minimal. The only potential risk using a skin only technique is if the surgeon takes too much skin which would result in an inability to close the eyes. This can result in problems with cornea protection and dry eye. If fat is removed in addition to skin, there is a greater risk for...
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Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty Risks
Dryness of eyes, incomplete eye closure from excess skin removal, loss of vision from globe perforation or bleeding, asymmetry between eyes, loss of eyelashes, change in the shape of eyes, corneal abrasion or ulceration, suboptimal removal of skin and fat,. There can be other risks as well.
Having said that the incidence of these risks is low and this surgery is effective and rewarding to the patient.
Regards
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Upper eyelid surgery risks
Hello Alexa
I tell my Santa Rosa Blepharoplasty patients that the main risks are bleeding, possible dry eye, scarring and infection. Of course, the risks are small, but never zero. There is always a remote chance of injuring the structures of the eye including the cornea or eye muscles. Even blindness is a reported complication, but the great majority of blepharoplasties are done with minimal risks and with excellent cosmetic results.
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Risks of Upper Blepharoplasty
Of upper and lower Blepharoplasty, the procedure on the upper eyelids has the fewest major risks. Probably the two greatest risks are recurrence of the problem and chemosis or dry eye. It is possible to remove too much skin and have the eyelid elevated. However, because of gravity, this is uncommon. Gravity can, however, when combined with the pull of the blepharoplasty, cause brow descent, returning extra tissue to the eyelid and depressing the arch of the brow. Chemosis (inflammation of...
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General and local complications of upper eyelid surgery
Risks of upper blepharoplasty are divided in general and location specific risks:
1. General: bleeding, infection, injury to the area
2. Local: Asymmetry, post procedure ptosis (droopy eyes), scars. These are very rare complications and most are prevented by good surgical techniques.
Hope that helps!
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Risks of upper eyelid surgery
All surgical procedures, including upper lid blepharoplasty may carry certain risks. Risks of any surgery include bleeding, infection, and scarring. Risks specific to eyelid surgery include dry eyes or changes in visual acuity, both of which are usually temporary. There is a very remote risk of loss of vision, but this is extremely rare. To prevent complications, it is important to undergo proper medical and opthalmologic evaluation prior to surgery. All medications and supplements that...
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