I saw a plastic surgeon today (will see others as well) and he recommended a fat melting blepharoplasty or transconjunctival. What are the risks of transconjuntival lower eyelid surgery with perhaps a skin pinch should the protruding skin not retract back nicely and either sag or wrinkle?
August 20, 2011
Answer: Honestly it is very difficult to usefully answer this question for you.
A photograph would be very helpful to meaningfully answer this question. The particular risk of the surgery really relate to your precise anatomy. For example, if your issues are such that a filler service is all you actually need then having unnecessary surgery is a complication. The skin pinch can sometimes be a skin muscle pinch. The key really relates to the execution of surgery. General plastic surgeons and facial plastic surgeons do offer these procedures as do oculoplastic surgeons. The trend has been preservation of fat by moving it from the lower eyelid to the top of the cheek, called an arcus marginalis release. This reduces the risk of making the lower eyelid too hollow by removing excessive lower eyelid fat.
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August 20, 2011
Answer: Honestly it is very difficult to usefully answer this question for you.
A photograph would be very helpful to meaningfully answer this question. The particular risk of the surgery really relate to your precise anatomy. For example, if your issues are such that a filler service is all you actually need then having unnecessary surgery is a complication. The skin pinch can sometimes be a skin muscle pinch. The key really relates to the execution of surgery. General plastic surgeons and facial plastic surgeons do offer these procedures as do oculoplastic surgeons. The trend has been preservation of fat by moving it from the lower eyelid to the top of the cheek, called an arcus marginalis release. This reduces the risk of making the lower eyelid too hollow by removing excessive lower eyelid fat.
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August 20, 2011
Answer: Risk of transconjuctival blepharoplasty with skin pinch
The risk of this procedure is, IMHO, the same as the risk for any lower lid eyelid surgery. There is nothing wrong with this recommendation. But lower eyelid surgery can be tricky. You may want to see someone who is a nmember of the American Society of Ophthalmis Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for an opinion before proceeding.
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August 20, 2011
Answer: Risk of transconjuctival blepharoplasty with skin pinch
The risk of this procedure is, IMHO, the same as the risk for any lower lid eyelid surgery. There is nothing wrong with this recommendation. But lower eyelid surgery can be tricky. You may want to see someone who is a nmember of the American Society of Ophthalmis Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for an opinion before proceeding.
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