I had a full face lift six months ago including eyes and brow lift. I am blinking excessively and as it gets worse I tend to make facial movements. My right eye is worse. I use Refresh at night and drops during the day. My eyes are getting close to closing completely. I'm seeing my surgeon next week to talk about this. Has anyone dealt with this issue?
Answer: I have excessive blinking after full face lift. Is this normal? 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...
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Dry eyes and blinking after eyelid surgery 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.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Dry eyes and blinking after eyelid surgery 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.
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November 20, 2014
Answer: Blepharospasm after facelift and eyelid surgery. 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.
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Answer: Blepharospasm after facelift and eyelid surgery. 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.
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November 13, 2014
Answer: I have excessive blinking after full face lift. Is this normal? 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.
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Answer: I have excessive blinking after full face lift. Is this normal? 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.
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January 2, 2015
Answer: Eye Spasm & Tearing After Surgery 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.
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Answer: Eye Spasm & Tearing After Surgery 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.
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October 30, 2014
Answer: Blepharospasm is excess blinking or spasm of the eyelid muscles 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.
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Answer: Blepharospasm is excess blinking or spasm of the eyelid muscles 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.
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