Will Applying Slices of Potato or Cucumber on the Lower Eyelids Help the Healing Process (Swelling) of a Blepharoplasty?

 Standard blepharoplasty surgery should NEVER have any effect on a patients vision. If there is any and it is not due to drops placed in the eyes you need to see your surgeon and possibly an ophthalmologist asap.

You have what we call lower eyelid fat prolapse that has nothing to do with body fat but rather it’s the fat that’s anatomically surrounding your eyes. There are two types of fat around the eye: intraconal fat that's directly behind the eye and extraconal fat that surrounds the eye. These fat...

Every surgeon has their own protocol for follow up.  In my practice, I see patients very often.  I will see them on Day 1, Day 4 (to remove sutures), and Day 7.  Beyond this, I will see them at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and one year after surgery to assess their...

The photo shows that you have left upper eyelid ptosis.  Skin only removal is not going to fix the situation.  Please do not get the wrong surgery.  What I recommend is a very careful consultations with an aesthetically oriented oculoplastic surgeon.  The American Society for...

Thank you for your picture. You have normal bruising and swelling of your eyelids. Infection of the eyelids ususally accompanies pain, intense redness swelling and sometimes drainage.   Dr. ES

Looking at the photos you submitted, there appears to be some puffiness in your lower eyelids. It’s not a lot of puffiness but it must be evaluated to know what must have caused this. I also observed that you have some sagging and pulling down of your left lower eyelid which we call lower e...