Can You Go Blind with Blepharoplasty?

The cases of blindness following blepharoplasty or eyelid plastic surgery are so rare that one author has reported the occurance in about 1 in 800,000 cases.
The risk of bleeding is highest in the first 3 hours after surgery, so monitoring in the recovery area for the first 3 hours eliminates most of the risk that unrecognized bleeding has occcurred.
If bleeding is detected early, the bleeding can be stopped and any risk to vision corrected if necessary by procedures designed to remove acccumulated blood and take pressure off the eye.
Hundreds of thousands of blepharoplasty are done safely each year. The key is having your blepharoplasty done by an expert in a safe medical environment and careful monitoring for the first 3 hours after surgery.

Hi thank you for your question! You can. This is a risk with any surgery but with proper knowledge of anatomy and techniques, the complications are extremely rare.  Our five practices have perform thousands of Blepharoplasty each year with no adverse complications.  But we are very selective and particular about our techniques.  This is why It is very important to seek an experienced plastic surgeon to perform these procedures.

Blindness after a blepharoplasty is an extremely rare complication that can occur from bleeding or infection. Both of those incidences are extremely rare, and we have never seen them in private practice.