I had upper eyelid surgery about 1 month ago. I never had under eye bags but a couple days after surgery they started to appear. I thought it would have gone away by now. Some days are worse than others. I am so upset after going through this to now have my undereyes look bad. Is this permanent?
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December 2, 2018
Answer: Swelling in lower eyelids after upper eyelid surgery
C. Blake Perry, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Thanks for the question and sorry you are having problems with the post op recovery.It is quite obvious form the pciture that the two eyes are differentYou can ask your surgeon whether the same amount of skin was taken from each side - you have a slight droop of the right eyelid that can be...
Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and...
This amount of bleeding, as you describe, may not be a normal occurrence post-operatively (though an examination and review of your operation would be necessary to come to that conclusion). I agree that a repeat examination may be needed. If your blood pressure increased, or if you have been...