I am a 49 year old woman who had upper eyelid surgery a year ago to remove excess skin due to aging. My eyes look better than before the procedure but I still feel that there is excess skin that makes my eyes look heavy. I mentioned this to the plastic surgeon who performed the procedure and he dismissed my concern saying that my eyes were fine. I then consulted with an oculoplastic surgeon who said not enough skin was removed. What do you think? And why do the two surgeons opinions differ?
July 12, 2023
Answer: Need to come in to consult For unique cases where a variety of modalities could be used to treat the condition, I would suggest an in-person or virtual consultation to develop a custom and effective treatment plan. It is difficult to precisely define the best option without collecting the same information. I suggest reaching out to an expert for a consultation with surgical and non-surgical methods to get a comprehensive option. Best, Dr. Emer.
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July 12, 2023
Answer: Need to come in to consult For unique cases where a variety of modalities could be used to treat the condition, I would suggest an in-person or virtual consultation to develop a custom and effective treatment plan. It is difficult to precisely define the best option without collecting the same information. I suggest reaching out to an expert for a consultation with surgical and non-surgical methods to get a comprehensive option. Best, Dr. Emer.
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May 18, 2023
Answer: Skin removal and brow position for periorbital esthetics. Thank you for sharing your photo and questions. To get further improvement you would require an endoscopic forehead lift and (possibly/likely) addition skin removal from the upper eyelids. While the brow lift would be subtle, it is unlikely you'd get satisfactory results from upper blepharoplasty alone. Your primary surgeon was exercising good judgement in not offering additional surgery and being conservative.
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May 18, 2023
Answer: Skin removal and brow position for periorbital esthetics. Thank you for sharing your photo and questions. To get further improvement you would require an endoscopic forehead lift and (possibly/likely) addition skin removal from the upper eyelids. While the brow lift would be subtle, it is unlikely you'd get satisfactory results from upper blepharoplasty alone. Your primary surgeon was exercising good judgement in not offering additional surgery and being conservative.
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