I just recently visited a plastic surgeon to get Botox around my eyes. I've started noticing a lot of extra skin on my eyelids and find myself not happy looking at pictures of myself and the surgeon mentioned it as well. I've noticed that both of my parents have extra skin on their eyelids as well and was wondering if I'm too young or should I just do it?
June 19, 2014
Answer: Botox, the forehead, and extra eyelid skin occasionally if the forehead is aggressively treated the brow drops or becomes ptotic exacerbating some mild loose scan of the upper eyelid. At being said relatively young people sometimes are anatomically or genetically predisposed to premature dermatochalasis or excess skin. One thing you want to be sure that you do not have is idiopathic swelling or edema of the upper eyelids. Occasionally this appears to be loose skin but is really more an issue of fluid retention which surgery may not help or even make worse. See a good ophthalmologists before proceeding with any eyelid surgery.Chase Lay, MDdouble board-certified facial plastic surgeon
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June 19, 2014
Answer: Botox, the forehead, and extra eyelid skin occasionally if the forehead is aggressively treated the brow drops or becomes ptotic exacerbating some mild loose scan of the upper eyelid. At being said relatively young people sometimes are anatomically or genetically predisposed to premature dermatochalasis or excess skin. One thing you want to be sure that you do not have is idiopathic swelling or edema of the upper eyelids. Occasionally this appears to be loose skin but is really more an issue of fluid retention which surgery may not help or even make worse. See a good ophthalmologists before proceeding with any eyelid surgery.Chase Lay, MDdouble board-certified facial plastic surgeon
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June 18, 2014
Answer: Blepharoplasty is done at any age, as long as it will make a difference and help you achieve the goals you desire. An exam would be required to help better clarify the potential causes of your excess skin as you want to treat the cause and not the symptom. Find a reputable surgeon in town and have a consultation.
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June 18, 2014
Answer: Blepharoplasty is done at any age, as long as it will make a difference and help you achieve the goals you desire. An exam would be required to help better clarify the potential causes of your excess skin as you want to treat the cause and not the symptom. Find a reputable surgeon in town and have a consultation.
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