Surgery was 3 weeks ago and ever since I have hard knots at my brow like when you hit your head and get an instant [RS bleep]. What is this? Is it swelling? It has not gone down at all. Or is it some other issue?
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Answer: I am no fan of muscle removal like this as part of eyelid surgery.
All of my patients are instructed to
take 1 full week off after any type of cosmetic surgery before returning to work or
normal daily activities. You should have
no trouble seeing clearly enough to drive after 3 days but depending on your pain medication and how you are feeling you may want...
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A medial canthoplasty can be done to change the shape of the eyelid's inner corner, howerver, often the result is less than natural and a visible scar may be seen. For this reason I am often reluctant to recommend this procedure unless patient has significant pre-existing problem.If you posted a...