I got an upper blepharoplasty and on only one eye a browpexy(I did not think I needed this but was talked in to it) now it was on only one eye and the brow pexy seems to have fallen down into my eye inscision. I can feel the bump and the sutures poking. How can this be fixed I am only 2.5 weeks post opp
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June 7, 2016
Answer: Problems After Blepharoplasty and Browpexy
There are several options for forehead augmentation and shaping including bone cement and custom made implants. Extensive exposure (coronal incision, an incision through hair bearing scalp extending from ear to ear) is usually necessary access to remodel the entire forehead. Custom made i...
Without clinical exam it is impossible to evaluate the nature and cause of this deformity. It may be related to soft tissue loss in central forehead; linear scleroderma (coup de sabre deformity) may be the cause? This could be corrected with injection of soft tissue filler, fat graft, der...
Occasionally an implant of this type becomes dislodged, but you may just be experiencing an issue related to asymmetric placement. Pain such as you describe can be caused by any implant near a sensory nerve, and usually resolves as the implant dissolves. It won't hurt to get another opinion in...