My 5 Year Old Has Developed Eye Bags

Please return to your surgeon to have these removed, as they should be. Swelling can sometimes make removing stitches difficult.

Bruising and swelling following eyelid and brow lift surgery usually take 2 weeks to resolve. However, for your face to look fairly normal and "adjusted" to the new surgery takes 6-8 weeks. Thus i recommend that my patients not plan an important social function or pose fopr photographs until at...

Of course ask your surgeon, but gentle massage can help speed the relaxation of the upward slant of the lower eyelid following Blepharoplasty or Eye lift surgery. The slant is usually caused by sutures used by the surgeon to tighten the lower eyelid to prevent a downward pull or Ectropion...

From your photo it is hard to be more specific than saying that you are still in the immediate post-operative period.  It is also hard to gauge your complaints without looking at your pre-operative photos. That being said, if you would like to be reassured, be evaluated by an oculoplastic...

It is unusual for all of your eye to be blood red. A bit red is not unheard of after blepharoplasty but this sounds more serious. I suggest you see your surgeon every couple of days to follow your progress. It is important.

The eyelid position should not move after routine lower lid blepharoplasty.  If too much fat was removed, it is possible for that eye to move backwards.  More likely, asymmetery seen after lower lid blepharoplasty can be the result of : Preexisting asymmetry not detected by patient (look at b...