Bags Under Eyes After Surgery? (photo)

It is completely normal to have some swelling under the eyes after upper eyelid surgery and this should completely resolve with more time.  Three days after the surgery is around the time of maximal swelling, so things should start improving soon.  The swelling moves with gravity and the area of the lower eyelids is always the place where it settles last, so that is why it is the worst there.  

Any operation is associated with a certain amount of post operative swelling. Because the soft tissues of the lower lid are somewhat loose a significant amount of lower lid swelling is occasionally seen . It will resolve this time.

At this point in time in your healing, this is usually expected due to the structures of the eyelid and eyesocket and gravity. The swelling in the upper eyelids will usually resolve more quickly than that of the lower lid due to gravity. Ice and elevation help but after day 3 or 4 these are less effective and time is the main thing that will resolve this problem. It may take approximately 2-3 weeks for all of the swelling to go away since every patient is different. Your doctor may prescribe you a steroid medicine to take by mouth to help the swelling go away faster if you don't have any other reasons to prevent him/her from doing so.