I had an upper eye lift on May 13 and my surgeon does not want to take the stitches out until 12 days later, at my first follow up appointment. Everything I have read here says that that is too long. I am concerned.
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May 18, 2016
Answer: This is usually long unless you had the eyelid incisions made with a cutting laser.
Festoons can be very difficult to treat. Laser is one way we try to tighten the skin and flatten them out, but it doesn't always work. The last option is to surgically excise them. This will produce a scar. Some people heal beautifully and you see very little. If you don't you may see the ...
Thank you for sharing your question and photograph. This can be easily addressed with an upper eyelid blepharoplasty, which will remove excess skin from the upper lids. If you are not ready to consider surgery, I have had excellent success in my practice using a total resurfacing laser to the e...
