I had an upper Blepharoplasty. I would like to know how long after I can evaluate the results? My concern is that I had the surgery 4 months after having Botox for crow's feet.
I told the surgeon about the timing, and he was not concerned (he did not administer the Botox). I have since been reading on the site the fact that the Botox can affect the results, and that it can take up to 6 months to wear off.
Should I be concerned if it had not completely worn off? Does it wear off gradually or suddenly? Should most of the effects be gone at 4 months?
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Hi! Doing anything to the lower eyelids in someone with severe dry eyes has risk. You should either not have surgery, or you must have a canthopexy which tightens the outer corners of your eyes and supports the lower lids. The canthopexy is not to make you look better; it's to prevent...
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Your anguish is clear in your note.
You are very early after your surgery. At this time, it is common for one eyelid to look a little different than the other. Typically, these differences get better as you heal. This is a good time to put away the magnifying mirror. It is very...
In my opinion it is safe to have upper blepharoplasty 5 months after Lasik surgery.
I am careful to not over resect or remove too much upper eyelid skin to be certain that the patient will have good eye closure after upper blepharoplasty in order to maintain adequate moisture of the eye and...