8 weeks post op Upper eyelid blepharoplasty, I still have tired eyes. Any suggestions?

October 30, 2014
Asked By:Un happy in Whittier, CA

I have upper eyelid recontructive surgery 8 week ago I'm not happy at all I use to have tired sleeping eyes. Now after the surgery one looks more open and the other tire and sleepy. One look way different shape and size one opens more than the other. It looks one side of my face one person and the other different person. Before surgery the two eye were the same shape.

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November 1, 2014

Answer: Underlying eyelid ptosis becomes more obvious after blepharoplasty

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACSOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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November 1, 2014

Answer: Underlying eyelid ptosis becomes more obvious after blepharoplasty

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACSOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
November 1, 2014

Answer: Generally, you should be turning the corner by 2 months.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
November 1, 2014

Answer: Generally, you should be turning the corner by 2 months.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
November 1, 2014

Answer: Tired eyes after upper blepharoplasty

November 1, 2014

Answer: Tired eyes after upper blepharoplasty

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Answer: Different shape of eyes post op

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Answer: Different shape of eyes post op

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Answer: Asymmetry after Upper Blepharoplasty

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