Asked By:Cheerful927424 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
I have an upper blepharoplasty done around 3 years ago. I'm very happy with the result on one side, but the incisions were made in the wrong place in the other side. I returned to the original surgeon who did a small revision, but now it doesn't look better because the eyelid has multiple creases and looks 'messy'. Can this be fixed?
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You would benefit from a lower lid blepharoplasty with conservative orbicularis reduction. The “bulge” will never go away completely but you can make it less pronounced by filling in your tear trough with your natural fat (lower lid blepharoplasty) and reducing the muscle.
Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and...
Although an in-person exam would be necessary to provide a definitive answer, based on the photo you have provided it does appear you would be a suitable candidate for revision upper blepharoplasty to re-create a more defined crease. During the surgery a small amount of fat will be removed, and...
