I have excessive blinking after full face lift. Is this normal?

Six months after your surgery is quite long to have this issue as a result of dry eye(common after eyelid surgery for a few weeks). It is good you are seeing your surgeon soon so they can address this problem. I doubt that this represents essential blepharospam and your description of not yet fully closing your eye leads me to believe this will resolve over time but you may need more measures to lubricate and protect your eye to reduce the irritation probably causing the excess blink. 

Since your eyelids are notclosing completely six months after your surgery that can lead to dry eye syndrome.Blinking reflexes will help to distribute tear more often to dry eyes. I doubtthat this blepharospam. Once your eyelids fully close, your dry eye willresolve but till then you may need to lubricate and protect your eye to reducethe irritation probably causing the excess blink. You should discuss theseissues with your surgeon.

The orbicularis muscle may be overactive as a consequence of the damage done to the zygomatic branch of the facial nerve particularly near the nose. Generally this improves with time but occasionally treatment with Botox is useful.

There may a reason connected to your surgery for your eyelid muscle movements, like nerve irritability or muscle fatigue from trying to close your eyelids since you state they don't close completely. It could also be unrelated to your surgery, since blepharospasm can be seen in patients who have never had surgery. There are treatments, and in fact Botox is FDA approved to treat this. However, I would check with your surgeon and your ophthalmologist before using Botox in the area.  

Thank you for your question.  Eye symtpoms after eyelid surgery are common. There are quite a few considerations that could be leading to your symptoms including a to dry eyes, inflammation of the lid margin and glands, temporary obstruction of tear ducts, muscle overactiviity, nerve re-innervations issues and a paucity of lid skin.  You should discuss these issues with your surgeon and consider an Ophthalmology consultation to help manage your symptoms. Best wishes on your recovery.

Dear Magstress4:There are many reasons why your eyes are blinking excessively following your full facelift, eyelid and brow lifts. This is a lot of surgery. Redraping the excess facial skin and soft-tissues outwardly in order to provide a smoother and more rejuvenated facial appearance will pull on the tissues which "pucker" toward the middle; ie. your eyes and mouth. This tug-o-war during the healing / scarring process may tend to keep your eyes open and therefore stimulate a blink reflex to maintain moisture. Eyelid surgery will stress the eye glands and tend to dry the eye too further stimulating blinking. At the time eyelid and face surgery occur, tiny nerves and muscles are injured and need time to re-connect and work correctly causing spasms, dis-coordinated movement or blinking. I would say this is an expected side-effect of such surgery.If your eyes are nearly closed and softening, I anticipate all will be well but you should discuss all these concerns with your surgeon and if needed coordinate with a ophthalmologist to review your issues and address them. Continue your ointments and drops to maintain the moisture in your eyes. I hope this has been helpful! All the best!

A blepharospasm (from Greek: blepharon, eyelid, and spasm, an uncontrolled muscle contraction), is any abnormal contraction or twitch of the eyelid.It is of two types: essential and reflex blepharospasm. The benign essential blepharospasm is a focal dystonia—a neurological movement disorder involving involuntary and sustained contractions of the muscles around the eyes. The termessential indicates that the cause is unknown, but fatigue, stress, or an irritant are possible contributing factors.Best to see your eye doc for treatment... 

Blinking and incomplete eyelid closure after  blepharoplasty and Facelift is usually due to dry eye. A flourescein dye test and tear production test can be diagnostic. If you do have dry eye tiny plugs can be placed into the drainage ducts to help prevent dryness. If after a year you cannot fully close your eyes, skin grafting can be done to lengthen the upper eyelid.