(please see photo) Genetic from both sides of my family, I have these festoon ("bags"?) that I suspect are also influenced by side-sleeping. My Beverly Hills derm says that if I try to inject/laser or heat it away it could potentially scar/be worse. His nurse says needling could help. I would just like to get some second opinions. I doubt that cutting is an option.
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In our practice, we have never seen a keloid scar on the eyelids in over 25 years, even in African-American patients. It would be considered extremely rare to get a keloid on the eyelids. The incision for the upper lids is located directly in the upper eyelid crease. The incision for the lo...
Can be very aggravating and challenging to eliminate. As mentioned, you could go with resurfacing in an attempt to shrink the skin but more reliable would be using ThermiLift to tighten the skin from a percutaneous approach. Microliposuction used to be attempted but I wouldn't waste time w...
For significant improvement, hooded eyelids require surgery if there is enough skin. For nonsurgical treatments: Radiofrequency (Thermage or Venus Legacy/Viva), injectable fillers, and a Botox brow lift can help contour the eyebrows and lift the eyelid skin. I recommend getting a formal...
