I am booked in for Blepharoplasty, next week but am struggling to rid myself of a problem with dry eye which the Optitian says is Blepharitis. I explained about the irritating dry eye symptoms at my consultation with my surgeon, who says it would not affect the problem one way or another. I'm worried about it being very uncomfortable post op, especially as I don't think I will be able to put hot compresses on my eyes for the blepharitis. Should I cancel or go ahead?
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March 26, 2015
Answer: Certainly eyelid surgery is not going to make the dry eye better.
My opinion is that if you have some hooding, the sooner you have a blepharoplasty, the longer you get to enjoy the results. I have performed upper lid blepharoplasties on many 30 something patients, and even have one teenage male that needed the removal of excess upper lid skin. I've also...
This is a specific anatomic issue and is often not well recognized. Malar means "cheek" and so these are literally the "bags" that are on the cheekbones. Those are different from the usual "eye bags," which are fullness of the fat underneath the eye(ball) itself.Malar bags or pouches...
Greetings! To answer your question, it is possible to only need eyelid surgery on one side if there is asymmetry and you are bothered only by that side. But first you should be evaluated as to why you are asymmetric. Natural asymmetry, history of trauma or facial fractures, chronic sinusitis and...