I had lower trans conq. (inside tightening) blepharoplasty 6 weeks ago, with laser resurfacing. The initial swelling appears to have subsided now have under eye puffiness/bags. When I went for my post surgery check, the surgeon said some people still have bags despite the surgery. Is this true? I feel like I suffered recovery and cost for nothing. He basically dismissed me without offering any hope.
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April 18, 2017
Answer: Persistent fat pocket after blepharoplasty
Thank you for your question and for submitting your photos. The lateral tightening that you describe is actually a fairly common procedure. Your photo does show the slight lateral ectropion that you describe. It does appear that you have had a Rhinoplasty at the same time so the swelling in...
Hello,As you know, malar festoons are a difficult problem to treat and correct. It sounds as if you had good treatments up to this point and I would recommend letting the skin heal without further treatments. PIH (post-inflammatory pigmentation) is likely the culprit; at this point, let ...
This is not infrequent in lower lit surgery although 2 months is getting a little long. I don't see any evidence of infection or severe irritation. If you've been off the steroid drops for at least a couple weeks, I would request another round. Your are doing all the right things with the dr...
