I am 13 months post op and have excess skin around my upper eyelid incision. Can you tell if this is hypertrophy or if the surgeon left more excess skin than necessary? My surgeon suggests steroid injections to reduce the fat which he says will also end up reducing some of the skin. I'm not sure if I should move forward with the suggested steroid injections or ask for a revision. What are the risks with both? (I've attached old photos weeks after surgery as well as a photo of how it looks today)
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March 19, 2017
Answer: These photos do not really show your issues.
Fillers and laser for under your eyes will give you more volume and will help you with the little hollowness you have there. The laser will tighten your skin and will give you small lift in the eye area, whereas fillers will plump up the extra skin that you claim to have. For...
This feeling to tightness is unusual but not unheard of. You really should see your surgeon or get an additional opinion in person. I do at times have patients massage after lower eyelid surgery as part of their after care starting at around three weeks and it's typically just a gentle li...
After eyelid surgery you have to expect that it takes time to heal and that you cannot see your final result until that healing has taken place. Two weeks out from an eyelid surgery is far too soon to be judging your results. At that point there will still be a lot of swelling in the tissue that...
