Tightness After Epicanthoplasty, Revision? (photo)

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I had epicanthoplasty four months ago. Now the inner corners of my eyes have scar formation and feel tight, especially when I attempt to raise my eyebrows. Is this permanent or will my eyelids return to its normal softness? Also, my surgeon removed too much skin on the corner of my right eye, exposing the entire tear duct, and my lower eyelid is slightly detached from my eyeball. Sometimes I feel there's wind in my eye. Can surgery be performed to correct this and re-cover part of the tear duct?

Chase Lay, MD · Answer

is the hardest thing in the world for patient to do but you need to allow another 4 to 6 months to pass before you do anything. Little things you could do in the meantime may be steroid injections or even PRP( platelet rich plasma) to soften scar. Your surgical history is a complicated one any need to be patient

Suzanne Kim Doud Galli, MD, PhD, FACS · Answer

Scarring is a possibility after this procedure. But at four months, the scar is still healing and there may be softening of the scar in months to come. It may be a good idea for you to wait before considering any revision.

Tightness After Epicanthoplasty, Revision? (photo)

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