Medically Needed Upper Eyelid Surgery? - Shreveport, LA

Yeyyyyy!!!!!! I'm sooo happy that everything went so well!! To use the longer makes a big difference. Glad you were able to find an Oculoplastic surgeon to help you. Take care

Piece of cake! You'll do great. Good luck to you.

good luck with your surgery , it is real easy , did it 3 days ago , no pain at all .

LaFaughn, good luck with your surgery. May you have a speedy recovery. Lots of Ziploc bags full of crushed ice (in a portable small cooler) next to your bed or to carry with you in the car, every where you go, for the 2-3 days post surgery. :-)

Update on Medically Needed Upper Eyelid Surgery I went for my consult today with doctor Vekovius. I was ran through a battery of different eye test, had drops placed in my eyes 6 different times. Man , I have never had an eye exam to that extent ! But, YES, I do need the eye surgery. The surgery was set for April 16th. I was so relieved to get to speak with several women that had just had their eyes done a week ago. They could not rave enough about the doctor. Their eyes were NOT swollen or bruised in the eye area; but they did have a small amount of bruising sort of on the cheek area. They all said that they had no or very little bruising in the eyelid area. I am now VERY excited to go for the surgery. Will post pictures the day of surgery.

An ophthalmic plastic, oculofacial, or oculoplastic surgeon is generally an ophthalmologist who has completed an additional two years of fellowship training in eyelid and periorbital plastic surgery. Patients who present with "droopy" eyelids often have an excess upper lid skin fold that falls over the lashes and interferes with superior vision. Some patients can also have eyelid ptosis in which the eyelid itself is lower than normal and interferes with vision. In these cases the muscles that elevate the lid must be gently tightened. Excess skin may also need to be excised at the same time (blepharoplasty). I always counsel patients that revisions may be necessary if the height or contour of the eyelid is not acceptable once it heals (in as much as 5% of cases). If the degree of superior vision obstruction meets certain criteria the surgery may be covered by insurance or Medicare. The surgeon will record the patient's functional complaints, take multiple photographs with the brows and forehead completely relaxed, and perform visual fields when required by your insurance carrier. Visual field tests performed to test ptosis are quick and painless. Patients often notice that their eyelids seem to be more droopy when they first wake up or towards the end of the day. This is usually because there is reliance on the forehead to lift the brows and eyelids. As the forehead begins to tire the lids will fall. After surgery patients often feel more relaxed and the brows look more natural.

I had a similar situation, but was referred by an optometrist. The field vision test was very short and simple; it involved looking at lighted dots that appeared on a screen and clicking a clicker when I saw them. On the second round the nurse taped up my eyelids which was a little uncomfortable, but the whole thing was short and essentially not a problem at all. Medicare and Aetna agreed that the surgery was needed. I had not noticed a peripheral vision problem but I knew I had one droopy eyelid. I did not know there was such a thing as an Ocular Plastic Surgeon. I wish I had. I would have gone out of my way to go to that specialist. The "regular" plastic surgeon I chose had been successful with 2 people I knew. I found him arrogant, even rude, but went ahead; I regret it. Now, 16 days after surgery my left eye remains very irritated, scratchy, watery, swollen. I saw my Opthomologist who said it is swollen inside and out but not damaged permanently. He recommended lots and lots of "tear" drops. I also still am very bruised on both sides of my face and my left eyelid is extremely swollen. The healing has taken longer and been much much more uncomfortable than I anticipated.