According to what I read a person has to be awake to open and close the eyes as it is essential that the patient can open and close the eyes to judge the effect of the surgery. (Keep awake with a local anesthesia) Is open and closing the eyes necessary for the upper eyelid surgery?
Answer: Awake or asleep for eyelid surgery If you are referring to a blepharoplasty (removal of excess eyelid skin), the procedure can generally be done while the patient is awake or asleep. If you are referring to eyelid ptosis (correcting a droopy eyelid or eyelids) then it is usually best to do the procedure while the patient is awake and can open and close his or her eyes during the procedure.
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Answer: Awake or asleep for eyelid surgery If you are referring to a blepharoplasty (removal of excess eyelid skin), the procedure can generally be done while the patient is awake or asleep. If you are referring to eyelid ptosis (correcting a droopy eyelid or eyelids) then it is usually best to do the procedure while the patient is awake and can open and close his or her eyes during the procedure.
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October 15, 2016
Answer: If you are a surgeon accustom to operating on sleeping patients, you believe that it is okay to have the patient sleeping. The truth is that there is no substitute for patient cooperation to get the best eyelid results. There is a great deal of mediocre eyelid surgery and marking a patient once and not checking eyelid markings with a patient opening and closing the eyes to confirm marks immediately before making an incision is a factor in bad results in my opinion. I will not perform blepharoplasty on a sleeping patient. Intravenous sedation with local anesthesia is ideal for eyelid surgery.
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October 15, 2016
Answer: If you are a surgeon accustom to operating on sleeping patients, you believe that it is okay to have the patient sleeping. The truth is that there is no substitute for patient cooperation to get the best eyelid results. There is a great deal of mediocre eyelid surgery and marking a patient once and not checking eyelid markings with a patient opening and closing the eyes to confirm marks immediately before making an incision is a factor in bad results in my opinion. I will not perform blepharoplasty on a sleeping patient. Intravenous sedation with local anesthesia is ideal for eyelid surgery.
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October 19, 2016
Answer: Awake for eyelid surgery? For a normal blepharoplasty, you don't need to be awake to open and close your eyes. The surgeon will mark your eyes before surgery then the surgery can be performed with you asleep. If you have a droopy eyelid (not excess skin of the eyelid, but rather the eyelid doesn't open as much as the other side) and the surgeon is going to correct the droopy eyelid, then you would want to be awake to see if the eyelid lifts better with the placement of a suture in the tendon that lifts the lid.
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October 19, 2016
Answer: Awake for eyelid surgery? For a normal blepharoplasty, you don't need to be awake to open and close your eyes. The surgeon will mark your eyes before surgery then the surgery can be performed with you asleep. If you have a droopy eyelid (not excess skin of the eyelid, but rather the eyelid doesn't open as much as the other side) and the surgeon is going to correct the droopy eyelid, then you would want to be awake to see if the eyelid lifts better with the placement of a suture in the tendon that lifts the lid.
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October 14, 2016
Answer: Blepharoplasty I patient does not have to be awake to assess the results of blepharoplasty. The best way to assess is a conservative pinching of the skin before marking. This shows you if the patient will still be able to close the eyes after removing that much skin.RegardsDr. J
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October 14, 2016
Answer: Blepharoplasty I patient does not have to be awake to assess the results of blepharoplasty. The best way to assess is a conservative pinching of the skin before marking. This shows you if the patient will still be able to close the eyes after removing that much skin.RegardsDr. J
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October 14, 2016
Answer: It is not necessary to be awake. The most important part of the upper lid surgery is correct marking prior to the operation. The surgeon must consider the patients brow position in connection with the upper eyelids. Once the correct marking is made so that the upper lids can close completely in a sitting position, the surgery can be done with the patient awake or asleep. The great majority of my patients are done while asleep (conscience sedation). Please consult with and experience facial plastic surgeon to be evaluated.
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October 14, 2016
Answer: It is not necessary to be awake. The most important part of the upper lid surgery is correct marking prior to the operation. The surgeon must consider the patients brow position in connection with the upper eyelids. Once the correct marking is made so that the upper lids can close completely in a sitting position, the surgery can be done with the patient awake or asleep. The great majority of my patients are done while asleep (conscience sedation). Please consult with and experience facial plastic surgeon to be evaluated.
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