I had upper&lower bleph done 2 n half years ago. After the op I had chemosis in right eye, given drops. Eyes looked great for 1.5 years tiny minor chemosis when over tired or after party. Was put on steroid drops, did nothing to help. At Christmas (1.5 after initial op) my eye got very cross! Inflamed with fluid under conjunctiva. More steroid drops given. No better. It's been 8 months of pain and soreness. Now my eye droops. I'm doing higene, and lubricants daily. No alcohol, or going out
May 6, 2024
Answer: Drooping eyes post op It appears that your eyelids are not in the right position. This can happen due to age and relaxation of the structures that attach the lid to the bone. It can also happen after surgery due to scar formation and shrinking of the soft tissues. It appears you need a canthoplasty (a procedure to move the attachment of the lid up and cover more of the eyeball. If the lower lid is not mobile you may also need release of the scar and possibly a graft to act as a spacer. Talk to your surgeon don't be afraid to seek a second opinion Best of Luck Dr. J
Helpful 1 person found this helpful
May 6, 2024
Answer: Drooping eyes post op It appears that your eyelids are not in the right position. This can happen due to age and relaxation of the structures that attach the lid to the bone. It can also happen after surgery due to scar formation and shrinking of the soft tissues. It appears you need a canthoplasty (a procedure to move the attachment of the lid up and cover more of the eyeball. If the lower lid is not mobile you may also need release of the scar and possibly a graft to act as a spacer. Talk to your surgeon don't be afraid to seek a second opinion Best of Luck Dr. J
Helpful 1 person found this helpful
May 26, 2021
Answer: Chemosis and Drooping Eyelids After Blepharoplasty Sorry to hear about your current issues. It seems from your photographs that you have Ptosis of the upper eyelids (drooping due to muscle weakness) and retraction and laxity of the lower eyelids. Both of these issues would require surgical correction to fix. Have you discussed this with your initial surgeon?? Ptosis surgery and correction of lower eyelid laxity are very technical and require great precision to have a natural, beautiful outcome. Few surgeons are masters at these conditions -- especially in cases like yours where there has been a prior surgery. Even in the best hands this surgery can be quite tough to achieve perfect symmetry, but I believe you can be improved for sure. After discussing with your surgeon I would make sure to have an in-person consultation with a board-certified, fellowship-trained Oculofacial Plastic Surgeon with extensive experience in ptosis repair and revisional eyelid surgery. You must avoid any doctors that do ptosis or eyelid surgery part time, they cannot help you, and could make you far worse. I very routinely see patients from great distances to correct this sort of problem after the initial surgery did not turn out as expected. If you are interested, you could let me know and my coordinator could discuss things with you. Best regards. Damon B. Chandler, MD Harvard-Penn Trained Oculofacial Plastic Surgeon
Helpful 2 people found this helpful
May 26, 2021
Answer: Chemosis and Drooping Eyelids After Blepharoplasty Sorry to hear about your current issues. It seems from your photographs that you have Ptosis of the upper eyelids (drooping due to muscle weakness) and retraction and laxity of the lower eyelids. Both of these issues would require surgical correction to fix. Have you discussed this with your initial surgeon?? Ptosis surgery and correction of lower eyelid laxity are very technical and require great precision to have a natural, beautiful outcome. Few surgeons are masters at these conditions -- especially in cases like yours where there has been a prior surgery. Even in the best hands this surgery can be quite tough to achieve perfect symmetry, but I believe you can be improved for sure. After discussing with your surgeon I would make sure to have an in-person consultation with a board-certified, fellowship-trained Oculofacial Plastic Surgeon with extensive experience in ptosis repair and revisional eyelid surgery. You must avoid any doctors that do ptosis or eyelid surgery part time, they cannot help you, and could make you far worse. I very routinely see patients from great distances to correct this sort of problem after the initial surgery did not turn out as expected. If you are interested, you could let me know and my coordinator could discuss things with you. Best regards. Damon B. Chandler, MD Harvard-Penn Trained Oculofacial Plastic Surgeon
Helpful 2 people found this helpful