I had upper and lower Blepharoplasty two weeks ago. The main reason was for bags, loose skin and wrinkles under my eyes. I was told that these could be corrected by removing some fat and tightening up the loose skin.
While it looks like some of the puffiness is gone, I am very concerned about remaining loose skin and wrinkles under my eyes. I am feeling very upset and disappointed at my result. I don't feel like the skin under my eyes was tightened up and deep wrinkles are still present. Is this a normal outcome and is it acceptable? It does not seem acceptable to me. Thanks.
Answer: First give this some time to settle down. Jill
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Answer: First give this some time to settle down. Jill
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September 15, 2016
Answer: Residual Eyelid Wrinkles It's not unusual for patients to have significant swelling following blepharoplasty surgery. This swelling can obscure the final aesthetic result and be the source of tremendous anxiety for patients. In some cases, it can give the appearance of excess skin and residual eyelid wrinkles.When patients undergo this procedure, excess skin and fat are removed from the lower eyelids. Unfortunately, this procedure doesn't always impact fine wrinkles that occur on the lower eyelids. Efforts to remove fine wrinkles by removing additional skin can be associated with severe complications. Under these circumstances, the lower eyelid can pull in a downward direction. This condition is called an ectropian and often requires revisional surgery. It's difficult to evaluate the aesthetic result in someone who's still swollen and only two weeks post-op. It's, therefore, important to be patient and give your swelling time to resolve.Once your swelling has resolved, you might ultimately be happy with your result. If you're not happy with your result because of eyelid wrinkles, you may still be a good candidate for eyelid re-surfacing.
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September 15, 2016
Answer: Residual Eyelid Wrinkles It's not unusual for patients to have significant swelling following blepharoplasty surgery. This swelling can obscure the final aesthetic result and be the source of tremendous anxiety for patients. In some cases, it can give the appearance of excess skin and residual eyelid wrinkles.When patients undergo this procedure, excess skin and fat are removed from the lower eyelids. Unfortunately, this procedure doesn't always impact fine wrinkles that occur on the lower eyelids. Efforts to remove fine wrinkles by removing additional skin can be associated with severe complications. Under these circumstances, the lower eyelid can pull in a downward direction. This condition is called an ectropian and often requires revisional surgery. It's difficult to evaluate the aesthetic result in someone who's still swollen and only two weeks post-op. It's, therefore, important to be patient and give your swelling time to resolve.Once your swelling has resolved, you might ultimately be happy with your result. If you're not happy with your result because of eyelid wrinkles, you may still be a good candidate for eyelid re-surfacing.
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Answer: Loose Skin and Wrinkles under the Eyes: Blepharoplasty After Effects? Thank you for your question! First and foremost, congratulations on getting a blepharoplasty to resolve your eye bag, loose skin, and wrinkles issues. That is possibly the best option out there for these, what I like to call, irregularities. Regarding your concern of not yet seeing the results that were promised, I would advise waiting a bit more. Patience is a virtue and you need to be fully healed first prior to seeing the actual results of blepharoplasty. In my practice, I usually advice my patients to wait for up to 3 months or later before full and complete recovery is observed. If you have undergone fat repositioning, you may still observe excessive skin for a few weeks since it has not retracted well yet. Healing takes time. Now, after 3 months or up to 6 months, and you are still showing wrinkles and excessive skin, then that is the time to worry. You may need to consult your board certified plastic surgeon at this point for progress evaluation. Do not ask for the excess to be removed so early on as this may affect the retraction needed for the lower lid. If this affected by removal of skin prior to full healing, major problems may arise. You need to be more patient on this.
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Answer: Loose Skin and Wrinkles under the Eyes: Blepharoplasty After Effects? Thank you for your question! First and foremost, congratulations on getting a blepharoplasty to resolve your eye bag, loose skin, and wrinkles issues. That is possibly the best option out there for these, what I like to call, irregularities. Regarding your concern of not yet seeing the results that were promised, I would advise waiting a bit more. Patience is a virtue and you need to be fully healed first prior to seeing the actual results of blepharoplasty. In my practice, I usually advice my patients to wait for up to 3 months or later before full and complete recovery is observed. If you have undergone fat repositioning, you may still observe excessive skin for a few weeks since it has not retracted well yet. Healing takes time. Now, after 3 months or up to 6 months, and you are still showing wrinkles and excessive skin, then that is the time to worry. You may need to consult your board certified plastic surgeon at this point for progress evaluation. Do not ask for the excess to be removed so early on as this may affect the retraction needed for the lower lid. If this affected by removal of skin prior to full healing, major problems may arise. You need to be more patient on this.
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October 14, 2014
Answer: Surgery is for sags and bags only There are some great things about blepharoplasty. It can improve sags and bags and reduce the excess skin, but it cannot remove wrinkles or re-inflate the groove between the edge of the (very thin) lower eyelid skin as it transitions into thicker upper cheek skin.
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October 14, 2014
Answer: Surgery is for sags and bags only There are some great things about blepharoplasty. It can improve sags and bags and reduce the excess skin, but it cannot remove wrinkles or re-inflate the groove between the edge of the (very thin) lower eyelid skin as it transitions into thicker upper cheek skin.
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December 5, 2014
Answer: Give it Time Two weeks is definitely too soon to be talking about revision but I understand your frustration. Removal of skin from the lower lids a tricky and requires other procedures to be done at the same time such as a canthoplasty and cheek support.
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December 5, 2014
Answer: Give it Time Two weeks is definitely too soon to be talking about revision but I understand your frustration. Removal of skin from the lower lids a tricky and requires other procedures to be done at the same time such as a canthoplasty and cheek support.
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