I booked a flight for home immediately--about 2-3 hours after my eyelid surgery. I'm flying from Southern California (where my surgeon is) back home to San Francisco. Now I'm concerned that flying on a plane at high altitudes can have some kind of effect on the start of my healing process. I will be following the post-op healing instructions once I get home, but I am especially concerned since I am undergoing eyelid surgery and being in an aircraft tends to dry out eyes.
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December 21, 2009
Answer: Flying 3 hours After Surgery Not Advisable
Your photographs clearly illustrate a swelling in the region of the lacrimal glands of both eyes. This could be on the basis of prolapse of the lacrimal gland from its normal anatomical position. Alternatively, this may represent enlarged lacrimal glands due to inflammatory disease or otherwise...
Great question. In fact, this is a question that is frequently raised by prospective patients as something they specifically don't want.
What you are describing is an elevation of the outer corner (lateral canthus) of the eye. The lateral canthus is the condensation of muscle fibers that...
The most common complication of blepharoplasty is the over removal of fat. The goal is eyes that look youthful, not pulled and hollow.If you select a very well trained an experienced plastic surgeon who will have an MD anesthesiologist at your bedside during surgery, and the procedure is ...
