I am a male and looking into having a modest upper blepharoplasty. My concern is that I have glaucoma and am on daily eye drops. I also have damaged corneas and may have to have corneal grafts done in a few months / years time (at present that decision is mine). Would it be a bad idea to consider having upper blepharoplasty surgery on both upper eyelids?
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Answer: Is it safe to have a Blepharoplasty if I have glaucoma?
There is no need to use dissolvable internal sutures in an upper blepharoplasty. I close all of my upper blepharoplasties with a single suture of non-dissolving material which runs from one end of the incision to the other end of the incision completely underneath the skin. Because it is a n...
You need more detailed evaluation by an oculoplastic surgeon to determine what is possible. Technically, an orbital implant can be placed to push the eyeball forward but it may not possible in every patient as limited by orbit size. Ptosis surgery may be another treatment you can benefit from.
One of the options to treat hollow upper eyelids is with fillers in this area; with this treatment, your eyelids' appearance will change by adding a little bit of volume and contour to the area. This is an off-label use for fillers, and it was to be carefully done with a cannula by an expert on...