IS REVISION REALLY GOING TO HELP??? I am concerned if It will be better or worse. The stitches on my right eye opened on day 3 . I went back and had it taped up with steri strips. I have a bigger scar on that eye, the lid is lower and both eyes have way less lid. I couldn't shut my right eye all the way for months. They look lifeless now. I wish I didn't listen to the suggestion about doing my eyes the day before surgery. My eyes were my best feature:(
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Thank you for a great question and for sharing your experience and photos. Mild facial asymmetry is normal, and sometimes it is exaggerated in photographs where we tend to express and use our facial muscles more. If it is progressing or bothers you significantly then seek an in...
Dear Gingirica,Thank you for your clinical post and
photographs. Over the past 11 months
there has not been much progression from your pre-operative view as there is
persistent horizontal lower lid wrinkling when you are at rest and not
animating or smiling. Occasionally, this
can occur with...
Cold compresses only work well for the first 72 hours after a surgery or trauma. Then should use warm. If you still have a lot of edema your surgeon may want to try short course of steroids. You can also take some Ibuprofen which is an anti-inflammatory (Motrin) which will...
