Is it safe to have eyelid surgery while pregnant?

October 24, 2018
Asked By:nizma in Asbury Park, NJ

I am 10 weeks pregnant and I'm scheduled to have an eyelid surgery. It will be local anesthesia, also it's a lifting. So my question is, is it safe for me to go ahead and go thru it?

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December 6, 2021

Answer: Local anesthesia (for blepharoplasty) and pregnancy

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Zoran Potparic, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Answer: Local anesthesia (for blepharoplasty) and pregnancy

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Zoran Potparic, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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October 29, 2018

Answer: Elective procedures during pregnancy

Philip S. Schoenfeld, MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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October 29, 2018

Answer: Elective procedures during pregnancy

Philip S. Schoenfeld, MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
October 26, 2018

Answer: Is it safe to have eyelid surgery while pregnant?

Robert Singer, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 26, 2018

Answer: Is it safe to have eyelid surgery while pregnant?

Robert Singer, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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October 26, 2018

Answer: Surgery and pregnancy

Mehdi Sina, MDFacial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
October 26, 2018

Answer: Surgery and pregnancy

Mehdi Sina, MDFacial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
October 26, 2018

Answer: Does your surgeon know you are pregnant?

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
October 26, 2018

Answer: Does your surgeon know you are pregnant?

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology

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