Is It Safe to Have Blepharoplasty After Juvederm Injection?

Dear Apple
Surgeons hate surprises. It should absolutely not be a problem that you just had Juvederm to fill your under eye hollow. This should have no bearing on the upper eyelid surgery unless there is associated swelling. One of the reasons I have moved away from using Juvederm for the under eye area is that there can be some persistent swelling associated with the Juvederm for a period of 6 to 8 weeks that I dont see when I treat with Restylane. The other reason is that the Juvederm tends to drift out of the tear trough area and into the top of the cheek. The company touts Juvederm as being smooth but sometimes I wonder if they mean runny. Neither of these effects should have much bearing on your upper eyelid surgery. However, be honest with your surgery and let him/her decide for themselves if it is an issue or not. It is important that you trust your surgeon and equally important that your surgeon trusts you.

It is a good idea to mention the fact that you have had Juvederm placed in the tear troughs, and you should probably wait at least a month after the injections before proceeding with lower blepharoplasty surgery. It is important to make sure that all the swelling is down from the injection prior to embarking on elective cosmetic blepharoplasty surgery.