I had ectropion surgery on both eyelids. How long before stitches dissolve. Been 3 weeks.

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.

Thanks for your question. They are mid cheek grooves. There is a ligament that tethers the skin to underlying bone. Fillers will help for sure but often they don't go away completely   

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...

Hi there. Greetings from the UK! In short, I'd also agree with Dr Steinsapir that it's a bad idea to get blepharoplasty surgery in the presence of uncontrolled hyperthyroidism. Yes quite a lot of our patients ultimately do well with transconjunctival blepharoplasty surgery particularly...

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...