Bags under eyes after 1 month blepharoplasty. Will they settle down eventually?

Dear Ginigirica,

This is a very common question and an excellent one to address
on RealSelf. If in repose you have nice
smooth lids with an excellent aesthetic surgical result then good results have
been achieved. It’s very important prior
to undergoing a blepharoplasty to realize that on animation when you smile your
cheeks must necessarily move upwards which compresses and accordions the skin
under the eyelid. This will not be
improved with excisional or laser based blepharoplasty as your cheeks must move
and in order to move there must be some compression of skin under the lower
lid. Some individuals with full cheeks
and who are very dynamic can never achieve full dynamic smoothness that is
smooth skin when smiling. Short of not
smiling your best option is to talk to your physician about ancillary treatment
such as lower lid Botox and accepting dynamic wrinkles and active smile
wrinkles under the eyes that, as you age, lower lid skin pinch blepharoplasty
may be able to provide some improvement.

I hope this information has been of some assistance and best
of luck.

For more information, please review the link below.

R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D.

Certified Plastic Surgeon

Yorkville, Toronto