I had lower eyelid transconjuctival blepharoplasty only 11 days ago & got chemosis on my right eye. Its coming along well (esp, considering how gnarly it was) but I'm worrying because it looks small, "pushed up" & I get [RS bleep]-eyed when I turn my eye harshly. I pull down on my face and make the right eye the same size as my other eye & can see that the flesh underneath is still not quite where it should be. Will this go down eventually? I'm worried that it is "scarring into place" as it were...
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The primary goal of a lower blepharoplasty is to remove the puffiness created by the 3 fat pads in the lower lids that create the puffy or tired look on the lower lids. Malar edema, which is a fluid retention in the cheek pad, is not affected by the lower blepharoplasty. If malar...
Multiple opinions never hurt. Fat simply does not do what we want it to do in the upper eyelid. Having fat place in your delicate eyelid is only going to cause scar tissue in the delicate glide planes of the upper eyelid. Anchor blepharoplasty is a fussy procedure that is very...
Disruption of your existing eyelid creases may be surgically successful, but there could be some unexpected results or complications. Think "thrice" before you proceed.