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Is It Normal to Have Puffiness Underneath my Eyes and Swollen Eyelids After Vi Peel?

rholmesMar 27, 2012
The next day, after I woke up from having the vi peel, there was quite a bit of puffiness underneath my eyes (like small bags of loose skin) that I never had before, and my eyelids were a bit swollen. Is this normal and will it go away? What can I do to make the puffiness and swelling go down? I'm 55 years old, and not in that bad of shape. I scuba dive and am pretty active. I have been out in the sun during my lifetime, so have had some sun damage. I'm sorry, I don't have a picture.

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Dr. Sheri G. Feldman, MD
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