Purple Eyelids After Blepharoplasty?

Thank you for your question. Fortunately, significant complications from aesthetic eyelid surgery are infrequent. Every year, many thousands of people undergo eyelid surgery successfully, without experiencing any major problem. The risks in most surgeries are similar. Some of the potential ...

  The skin puckering is typically not observed unless some of the tissue around the orbit such as the muscle is lifted at the same time.  This stitch will relax and the puckering will tend to subside.

Please submit a photo.  Lateral canthi webbing can be fixed/improved.  The problem may be related scar, skin shortage, or actual eyelid shortening.  See an oculoplastic surgeon for evaluation.

Depending on your type of insurance coverage, and whether you can prove that the surgery is medically necessary, your insurance may cover part of the cost of your blepharoplasty. In the majority of cases, eyelid surgery is deemed a cosmetic procedure that is intended to improve a patient’s a...

The droopy eyelid (ptosis) may or may not be related to the GPC.  If the GPC has resolved and the ptosis has persisted, then it is unlikely to go away.  This may require ptosis surgery which involves tightening the muscle responsible for lifting the eyelid.  This is different than...

Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and...