Is it common to have a droopy eyelid after retinal surgery and will it heal?

Dear Myloh, I would encourage you to leave well enough alone. You have beautiful eyes and slight scleral show that is natural and not from a lower lid blepharoplasty should be left alone. There is no surgery to make your iris larger and any surgery to correct the scleral show would change the...

I think this is something you need to bring to the attention of your surgeon. Headaches can be caused by surgery, but you should have this checked out just in case.

Botox and fillers work differently.  Botox is commonly used at the crow's feet area to soften lines at the sides of our eyes.  Fillers help to disguise contour irregularities and to improve symmetry.  I encourage you to meet with an expert injector near you to discuss options.

You have what I consider dynamic wrinkles.   Dynamic wrinkles are caused by underlying muscle contraction  and subsequently the skin has no place to go but to wrinkle.  When you are not animating her eyelids are perfect you are not a good candidate for surgery  you...

Temporary dry eye symptoms are a given for almost all patients after upper or lower eyelid surgery.Usually the symptoms are very mild and easily managed.  I recommend that all of my patients use artificial tears drops frequently during the day for at least 4-5 days no matter what then on an...

You need to allow time for healing before any revision surgery is considered,  Massage is a good idea as your surgeon suggested.  Steroids may also be needed but I would delay that since you are only a short time from your surgery.  Follow up with your surgeon to help you through...