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: Excessive blinking after facelift 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.
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Answer: Excessive blinking after facelift 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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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