How painful is Eyelid Surgery during the procedure itself and during recovery?
Answer: Pain Following Blepharoplasty Blepharoplasty surgery can be performed under general anesthesia or local anesthesia with IV sedation. Both of these techniques provide safe anesthesia that's associated with minimal pain and discomfort.Although there's post-operative pain following any surgical procedure, the pain associated with blepharoplasty is generally not severe. This pain tends to resolve rapidly in 24 to 48 hours and is easily controlled with narcotic pain relievers. In fact, the vast majority of post-op blepharoplasty patients are more concerned about swelling and bruising than post-operative pain.For these reasons, the majority of patients easily tolerate this procedure. The procedure is associated with excellent clinical results and high levels of patient satisfaction.
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Answer: Pain Following Blepharoplasty Blepharoplasty surgery can be performed under general anesthesia or local anesthesia with IV sedation. Both of these techniques provide safe anesthesia that's associated with minimal pain and discomfort.Although there's post-operative pain following any surgical procedure, the pain associated with blepharoplasty is generally not severe. This pain tends to resolve rapidly in 24 to 48 hours and is easily controlled with narcotic pain relievers. In fact, the vast majority of post-op blepharoplasty patients are more concerned about swelling and bruising than post-operative pain.For these reasons, the majority of patients easily tolerate this procedure. The procedure is associated with excellent clinical results and high levels of patient satisfaction.
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August 10, 2013
Answer: Eyelid Pain and Discomfort - Not that bad !
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August 10, 2013
Answer: Eyelid Pain and Discomfort - Not that bad !
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May 11, 2009
Answer: Not painful at all! Dear BHeZee
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May 11, 2009
Answer: Not painful at all! Dear BHeZee
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December 12, 2014
Answer: Minimal pain during recovery The eyelid surgery itself is quite painful during the procedure, and therefore is done under a general anesthetic. The fat pads on the upper and lower lids have deep proprioceptive pain fibers that will not numb up to the lidocaine and should not be done under a local anesthesia. The recovery period for eyelids is not painful at all; most patients only take a very few pain pills in their entire postoperative period.
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December 12, 2014
Answer: Minimal pain during recovery The eyelid surgery itself is quite painful during the procedure, and therefore is done under a general anesthetic. The fat pads on the upper and lower lids have deep proprioceptive pain fibers that will not numb up to the lidocaine and should not be done under a local anesthesia. The recovery period for eyelids is not painful at all; most patients only take a very few pain pills in their entire postoperative period.
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May 11, 2009
Answer: Relatively painless Of course this is somewhat related to what specifically is done. Some eyelid surgery on the lower lid requires lifting tissue off the bone or putting sutures from the lid tendon to the bone and this can be more painful. Usually, it is quite well tolerated and cold compresses on a frequent time schedule post-op can help mitigate discomfort tremendously. Skin removal only is nearly painless and pain medication requirements are very limited. Most patients do exceedingly well. In fact, symptoms of pain may be related to complications rather than the normal course of recovery.
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May 11, 2009
Answer: Relatively painless Of course this is somewhat related to what specifically is done. Some eyelid surgery on the lower lid requires lifting tissue off the bone or putting sutures from the lid tendon to the bone and this can be more painful. Usually, it is quite well tolerated and cold compresses on a frequent time schedule post-op can help mitigate discomfort tremendously. Skin removal only is nearly painless and pain medication requirements are very limited. Most patients do exceedingly well. In fact, symptoms of pain may be related to complications rather than the normal course of recovery.
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