2 weeks post upper blepharoplasty by experienced surgeon. I had on numerous occasions been assured that initially I would have a thin scar in natural lid crease and after a few months this will disappear and surgery would not be obvious to anyone. On this assurance i had the procedure done, however I'm left with an obvious scar to my right eye which is sticking out half way up the side of my eye and not in my natural lid crease and which cannot be hidden with Makeup.
May 22, 2019
Answer: Blepharoplasty incison position Is there any reason why an upper blepharoplasty scar would not intentionally be in the lid crease? The patient reports being two weeks post upper blepharoplasty by an experienced surgeon. The photographs indicate a healing incision in the right upper eyelid which seems to have slightly separated laterally. There's considerable swelling in the eyelid itself. Two weeks is very early to make a judgment as to the final result. This may take 6 months to see. The patient should wait a few more weeks before returning to the original surgeon. Patient should be aware also that the upper eyelid incision may have to extend laterally in order to adequately excise the skin. While it is true that most upper eyelid incisions are placed in the crease, with the lateral extension they can be adjusted up or down. In this instance however the swelling makes it difficult to determine where the crease is relative to the incision.
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May 22, 2019
Answer: Blepharoplasty incison position Is there any reason why an upper blepharoplasty scar would not intentionally be in the lid crease? The patient reports being two weeks post upper blepharoplasty by an experienced surgeon. The photographs indicate a healing incision in the right upper eyelid which seems to have slightly separated laterally. There's considerable swelling in the eyelid itself. Two weeks is very early to make a judgment as to the final result. This may take 6 months to see. The patient should wait a few more weeks before returning to the original surgeon. Patient should be aware also that the upper eyelid incision may have to extend laterally in order to adequately excise the skin. While it is true that most upper eyelid incisions are placed in the crease, with the lateral extension they can be adjusted up or down. In this instance however the swelling makes it difficult to determine where the crease is relative to the incision.
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November 29, 2016
Answer: Upper Blepharoplasty Crease Incision. If its only been a few weeks then I would not worry at this point. Hopefully your incisions look fairly symmetric on both sides. Eyelid crease positions vary between men and women (higher in women) and asians (lower) vs caucasians. Sometimes the eyelid crease raises up as we get older if blepharoptosis (Drooping) of the eyelid is occurring. I generally reset the eyelid crease lower in these situations to approximately 10 mm in most females at the center of the eyelid and about 9 mm in males. Otherwise it can appear to high even after swelling has resolved. Also some patients have multiple eyelid creases. I would talk with your surgeon at your next followup, but at only 2 weeks I wouldn't needlessly worry.
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November 29, 2016
Answer: Upper Blepharoplasty Crease Incision. If its only been a few weeks then I would not worry at this point. Hopefully your incisions look fairly symmetric on both sides. Eyelid crease positions vary between men and women (higher in women) and asians (lower) vs caucasians. Sometimes the eyelid crease raises up as we get older if blepharoptosis (Drooping) of the eyelid is occurring. I generally reset the eyelid crease lower in these situations to approximately 10 mm in most females at the center of the eyelid and about 9 mm in males. Otherwise it can appear to high even after swelling has resolved. Also some patients have multiple eyelid creases. I would talk with your surgeon at your next followup, but at only 2 weeks I wouldn't needlessly worry.
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