Under eye swelling/puffiness post Cataract surgery?

It is not unusual for patients to notice puffiness under their eyes after cataract or LASIK surgery. Depending on the type of anesthesia used (re local numbing), or the drops used, some puffiness can be related to the surgery and if so should resolve. However, since Mom's puffiness is under both eyes, and the cataract surgery was performed on one eye, it is most likely that the bags were present prior to surgery. With her improved vision she is now seeing things she had not noticed as clearly prior to surgery. Once Mom has healed from her surgery, she can consider lower lid blepharoplasty to remove the eyelid bags. Talk to her ophthalmologist for a recommendation for a surgeon they trust for lower lid surgery.

Many times the lower eye lid fat pads are more noticeable after surgery when you wear glasses less.It's easy to fix with a lower lid blepharoplasty.Rarely the lids can change appearance with the type of drops used post op.