~9 months post-upper and lower bleph. I’ve had persistent bumps along my incisions, currently working with an oculoplastic whose done 2 rounds of profrac laser to help with the suture bumps and flatten out scar but it might be making it worse? Also dealing with ocular rosacea and blepharitis and recently started IPL for those issues. Do I stop the profrac orask about other laser options? Do I seek out a revision once I’m done with IPL? Feeling very discouraged and wish I hadn’t had disolvables.
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Your eyelids do not look particularly abnormal that I think you need surgery for it. you might be more self-conscious than you need to be. That being said, I would strongly recommend avoiding removing the orbicularis muscle, esp on the inferior side, because that is how you create complications...
If those bulges feel firm, perhaps this is filler. Since they are symmetrical on both sides, my initial impression was that this could just simply be nasalis muscle on both sides. Please consider meeting with several reputable facial plastic surgeons for a definitive answer. Sincerely, Dr Joseph
Hi The slight bulge seen in one of the photos can be a number of things this early in the postoperative stage. One thing it could be is post operative swelling, so I would still give it a full year to heal first. The slight excess can be some fullness from residual skin. The goal is always...
