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Topkine was recently acquired by Allergan. The product is based on the observation that glaucoma patients using prostaglandin glaucoma drops are prone to developing atrophy of the eyelid tissues and loss of orbital volume. Based on this observation, some clinicians patented the application and began developing it as a potential treatment for a fatty eyelid. In my opinion this is going to be a dog of a product. First, the loss of tissue volume caused by the prostaglandins is not strictly limited to decrease fat. The prostaglandins drops also cause scaring and fibrosis of the eyelid tissues. It has been reported that these effects are reversible but I do not believe the evidence for this is strong. In my opinion the effect caused by the prostaglandins is not the improvement one gets by having cosmetic eyelid surgery but rather it produces a change that makes the eyes look older not better. It is my opinion that this treatment, like Kybella, will be another bust for Allergan. I advise caution with this product. Let others be the guinea pigs.
Performing an upper blepharoplasty procedure will not have any effect on the medical conditions of your eyes or eyelids. Important not to remove too much skin from the upper lids to make the dry eye issue worse.
Thank you for your question. If you have a picture of when the infection was at its worst, this would be useful. Looking at your eyes currently, there does not seem to be a lot of redness around and so I would think the treatment has worked. The swelling will take time to resolve normally and ...
Is the crease too high? Of course it is too high. Will it heal to look like the other side? Of course it will not. Don't let anyone blow smoke in your direction you have a problem. It is honestly hard to tell from the photographs but it very much looks like the incision of the left upper ...
