I had a blepharoplasty and I have an ectropion in left eye now. Is it likely to recover itself?

November 25, 2015
Asked By:lindahq in Port Coquitlam, BC

I had an blepharoplasty 4 weeks ago. The doctor cut too much skin out of my left eyelid and the incision is right on the eyelash line. I now have an ectropion in my left eye. Will it recover after a few months? Is my eye disfigured? Can the ectropion be cured?

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November 27, 2015

Answer: Post blepharoplasty ectropion often does get better without surgery.

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Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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November 27, 2015

Answer: Post blepharoplasty ectropion often does get better without surgery.

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Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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November 30, 2015

Answer: Too early to tell.

A.J. Amadi, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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November 30, 2015

Answer: Too early to tell.

A.J. Amadi, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
November 27, 2015

Answer: Eyelid ectropion after lower blepharoplasty

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACSOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
November 27, 2015

Answer: Eyelid ectropion after lower blepharoplasty

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACSOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology

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November 27, 2015

Answer: Post op ectropion

John J. Martin, Jr., MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
November 27, 2015

Answer: Post op ectropion

John J. Martin, Jr., MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
November 26, 2015

Answer: Healing after blepharoplasty: #ectropion

Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
November 26, 2015

Answer: Healing after blepharoplasty: #ectropion

Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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