Hi. I'm 59 years old and 20 lbs overweight. I am currently scheduled for a lower blephroplasty in 3 weeks. No fat grafting. He may use fillers afterwards if necessary. Should I loose the weight first and then do lower lids or does it have no impact on the outcome?
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Thank you for posting your question. Comparing your pictures you can see a greater distance between the upper eyelid crease and your eyebrows, giving you a more "surprised" perception.This might be caused either by actively raising your eyebrows when the picture was taking, or this can also be...
From your photos it is clear that you have what's called a negative vector. That means the bone under your eye (orbital rim/cheek) is set back behind the front of your eyeball. This problem is often not noticed by average surgeons and if unnoticed can cause problems with your lower lid becoming...
It is not uncommon to still have some bruising two weeks after blepharoplasty. How quickly this resolves depends on the particular patient and what was done surgically. It will go away soon, just give it some more time.
