I am planning to have a lower blepharoplasty, with a left brow tuck/tack for a lazy eye lid. How long after surgery will I be able to take a 4 hour flight. Obviously, I am concerned about swelling and puffiness. Would it be helpful to take a Benadryl or a diuretic before flight?
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November 4, 2016
Answer: We have many patients who fly in for surgery.
You are referring to brow bone reduction that reduces the underside of the brow bone. This is known as inferior brow bone reduction. This increases the vertical distance between the upper and lower orbital rims and opens up the eye. Techniques to do so are either a coronal or upper eyelid...
You are seeing a difference in the folds of the upper eyelids, because your left upper eyelid rests lower than your right (is droopy). If this change occurred recently, and the left side looks more like the way both used to be, you should be carefully evaluated to make...
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...
