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?
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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