Eyelid Surgery

Answer : Not really. You will be swollen and may have tape on your eyes that partially closes them.

Answer: 7-10 days is the usual amount of time most of our patients take off from work.  The lower lids will be swollen longer than the uppers; the fat transposition is a more complex procedure than the upper lid procedure.  Here are some examples of results:
http://www.drbentkover.com/procedures/blepharoplasty_photos-worcester-boston.shtml

Answer : Blepharoplasty is often a middle aged patient’s first foray into cosmetic surgery.  Opening up your eyes goes a long way in facial rejuvenation.  Upper eyelids we do in the office under local anesthesia.  Lower lids we usually do with sedation or general anesthesia.  If fat is removed from the lower eyelid, the swelling and black and blue is usually gone by 7 days.  If you require a fat transposition, moving of the fat causing the lower eyelid bags into the hollows and the so-called tear trough below the eye, you will have more swelling and more black and blue.  I would not plan on returning to work before 10 days.  This is our more common variation on the procedure.  We prefer to use the fat pads of the lids to help provide youthful fullness to the lower lid.  Complications are rare and are usually related to bleeding.  It is important to stop any medications or herbal preparations that can cause bleeding 10 days before surgery. Aspirin, ibuprofen and other NSAID’s, warfarin, St. John’s wart, gingko biloba, garlic, high doses of vitamin E, and ginseng can cause bruising.  Drinking pineapple juice for a week before and after surgery helps prevent bruising; it contains bromelein.  If you have any questions about bruising as it relates to medications or other preparations you may be taking, please call us at 508-363-6500 or email us at info@drbentkover.com.

Here are some images of lower lid blepharoplasty:
http://www.drbentkover.com/photogallery/wrinkles-scars/patient-4
http://www.drbentkover.com/photogallery/blepharoplasty-eyelid-surgery/patient-10

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Well, I generally do not remove the fat.  I usually move it into the depressions of the lower eyelids called the tear troughs.  I treat the skin as a separate issue and tighten it will a laser, plasma or Pellevé radio frequency. 

http://www.drbentkover.com/procedures/blepharoplasty_photos-worcester-boston.shtml

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The incisions should not affect your eyelashes.  The upper lid incision is about 6-8 mm (1/4 inch) above the lashes.  My lower eyelid incision is on the inside of the lower eyelid (transconjunctival) so lower lid lashes should not be an issue either.  You can wear eye make up at 3 weeks post op in most cases.

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The upper lip blepharoplasty must be done conservatively and carefully.

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The solution can be one or both. If the excess upper eyelid skin is from your brow having descended, elevating the brow may be the solution. However, you still might need to have some skin removed from the upper eyelids. Sometimes just removing some of the upper eyelid skin is enough, and we can do that in the office with local anesthesia.

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A transconjunctival blepharoplasty refers to a lower eye lid blepharoplasty done with no external incision. The incision is place through the lining layer of the inside of the eyelid, the conjunctiva. Anyone who is a candidate for an external approach blepharoplasty should be a candidate for the transconjunctival blepharoplasty. I do most of mine the way. Here is some more information:
http://www.drbentkover.com/procedures/blepharoplasty-worcester-boston.shtml

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Darkness under your eyes is often a multi factorial issue. It may be caused by hyperpigmentation of the skin, shadow off the fat pads of you lower lids if they protrude some, and loss of soft tissue volume below the eyes that contributes to a deep tear trough. A lower lid blepharoplasty in which some of the fat of the lower lids is moved to fill in the tear trough may help some. Laser resurfacing to tighten the lower lid skin may help some. Treating your skin with hydroquinone to lighten the skin or the Obagi Nu Derm system may also help. Check out theses photos on our website

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Usually through an incision in the temple hair, the out part of the brow is elevated.