I had considerable hooding so had both an upper Blepharoplasty and a Lateral Browlift a week ago. I expected the bleph scar to be hidden in the eyelid crease, but the suture line, beginning about 2/3 of the way across the eye, departs from the crease and extends outward an inch or more from the eye. Is this normal and how can I minimize?
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Answer: Initially, these healing incisions lines look very dramatic.
Generally speaking upper eyelid scars heal amazingly well in all skin types. The incision is designed to be placed in the eyelid crease so that when the eyes are open they are not visible. With a little makeup the eyes will have a beautiful youthful attractive appearance.
I would...
White (Scleral) show is a sign of looseness of the lower lid. It is often seen with the aging lower lid where the center of the lid no longer hugs the colored portion of the eye and slips lower exposing the white portion.
Lid laxity and looseness need to be watched for BEFORE performing the...
Without a photograph, it is impossible to guess WHICH bumps you may be referring to.
If stitches are left in ANY wound 5 days or longer, permanent dots of scar tissue result where skin grew in the openings where the stitches came out. That is why stitches need to be removed as soon as possible.