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Please insist that the surgeon remove the sutures. While there are ectropion surgeries that rely on the suture to form a scar that contributes to the long term effect of the surgery. However, current methods do this internally rather than externally to avoid complications that can occur when sutures are left in the skin for a long time. Call your surgeon tomorrow and have these sutures removed.
If it's been three weeks they might not be dissolvable. Hard to tell without a picture. You should see your doc for an evaluation. Having suture present until spring probably isn't a good idea.Dr. M
It looks like residual retroseptal fat has remained and a revision to remove additional fat would be beneficial. As far as when to proceed, swelling has to be fully resolved. It varies from patient to patient but eight weeks should be fine on average. Best wishes, Dr. T.
At your age, lasers (clear and brilliant, Fraxel), radiofrequency (sublative, viva) or even co2 resurfacing (which would give you a quicker result) will give great results without the need for surgery. Fillers can also help this area. Please see an expert. Best, Dr. Emer.
It is most effective managed with the use of hyaluronic acid fillers. It is a normal variation that is often associated with a lean athletic body.
The actual percentage would be 0.2%. Generally, to recommend orbital decompression, the benefits should out weight the risk. The risk profile varies with the severity of the orbitopathy. The risk of visual loss is significant but the number is not in the literature. The reason is that sur...
To make it abundantly simple: No. I personally think that it would be below the standard of care to perform cosmetic eyelid surgery on you until your thyroid status is stabilized. That is a personal opinion but one that is made out of an abundance of caution for the heal of your eyes. Yo...
It is insightful of you to recognize the overuse of the forehead muscles to compensate for fullness in the upper eyelids. This is a common complaint of patients but not all can identify the origin of concern. Patients always have several options. One option is to do nothing at all but if this...
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