What can be done to correct asymmetry after eyelid surgery? (photo)
March 16, 2024
Asked By:tanja2000 in София, Област София, Бугарска
I had blepharoplasty 5 mounts ago.There is clearly visuble asymmetry between the eyes,which I would like to fix.Which method do you recommend and when?I note then i still fell the numbness of the eylids,and the scars are not visible.
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Blood was leaked and gravity placed it around the orbital region. The eyelid skin is quite thin and that is why you have discoloration. I would give it 6 months before you consider doing anything to correct this as it may resolve itself.
Best Wishes,
Gary Horndeski, M.D.
This is a difficult procedure.
Attempting to get significant skin lengthening will be at the cost of tightening skin in a perpendicular direction.
These procedures are typically done with various letter flaps(Z plasty, W plasty, Y plasty)In the end, the question that should be on everyone’s m...
I’m glad you at least differentiated which side you are referring to.
When we speak of kindness, doctors usually ALT to the side from the patient’s perspective and not how we look at the picture.
There’s no confusion when you say my left eye or my right eyelid.
Unless you flip a picture, we wi...