Slight Changes May Occur. For patients with hooded eyelids, a blepharoplasty can create a smoother surface area on their eyelids, which can slightly change the appearance of the eyes and make them appear less sunken.
Short-term changes in the shape of the eye can occur. The position of the eyelid can temporarily change due to the bruising and swelling associated with eyelid surgery. For the majority of patients, this issue usually resolves itself within approximately 6 weeks.
After blepharoplasty surgery, the eyelids will be bruised and swollen for one to three weeks. However, most patients say their eyes look normal and better than before after one to three months.
After eyelid surgery, most asymmetry is temporary, and it is usually due to the fact that one eye ALWAYS heals at a different rate that the other. Because of this, Dr. Kass believes it is important to be patient and to keep faith in your eyelid surgeon when assessing the results postoperatively.
Be Prepared for Swelling
Swelling is to be expected after your surgery. It might be very dramatic, particularly at first, and your eyes might look worse before they look better. You might look as though you have a black eye or eyes, and your vision might be blurry from the swelling.
So, eyelid surgery can help rejuvenate the upper third of your face. It also helps turn back the clock by restoring a youthful appearance. But blepharoplasty cannot alter your eye shape, though it may initially look that way after surgery.
Yes. Double eyelid surgery (upper and lower blepharoplasty) can make your eyes look bigger by excising excess skin around the eyes and lifting sagging skin.
If insufficient fat was removed, usually from the outer part of the lower lid, that can be fixed with a revisional procedure. -Deep indentation at the lid cheek junction. Some people have a deep indentation where the lid meets the cheek.
Blepharoplasty surgery is used for improvements in everyday eyesight. However, most patients wonder if the procedure will also change their eye shape. In a word: yes.
Your eyelid may be swollen and bruised for 1 to 3 weeks after surgery. The appearance of your eye may continue to get better for 1 to 3 months. Most people feel ready to go out in public and back to work in about 10 to 14 days. This may depend on your job and how you feel about people knowing about your surgery.
Asymmetry, The Eyes Look Different, Or Heal Differently.
The eyes may look or feel quite different from one another in the days following surgery. This is normal; no two eyes in nature or following surgery are perfectly symmetrical.
You should begin gentle massage to the eyelids one week after surgery. This will help smooth any irregularities and areas of firmness. You may apply lotion to your hand to massage and/or you may use a vibrating massager.
1-2 Weeks After the Eyelid Surgery
You will still have puffiness and swelling around your eyes. It usually subsides within a period of two weeks. The incisions around the eyes will be pinkish-red in colour. Your eyelids will be numb for several days.
Your eyelids will probably look puffy after surgery. The incisions will probably look red, too. The swelling and bruising involved with blepharoplasty recovery tend to resemble a black eye. That is all normal.
To conceal bruising or discoloration, use the rule of complementary colors: Hide purple bruising with yellow concealer. Mask redness with green concealer. Cover yellow discoloration with purple concealer. Avoid black or brown eyeliner at first, as these can emphasize post-operative redness.
A blepharoplasty can improve the appearance of the eyes, but it does not reposition the eyebrows.
An upper blepharoplasty (i.e eyelid surgery) removes excess skin and fat from the top eyelid, but does not directly change the eyebrow. A brow lift lifts the eyebrow, primarily from the sides of the brow but may also improve the area closer to the nose too.
Yes, hooded eyelids can be corrected with a surgical procedure such as a blepharoplasty, also known as an eyelid lift. Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure that can correct: Hooded or sagging eyelids. Droopy, downturned eyes.
Conclusion. Post-upper blepharoplasty syndrome is characterized by upper eyelid ptosis, lash ptosis, high or indistinct upper eyelid crease, hollow upper eyelid sulcus (absent upper eyelid fold), and a compensatory eyebrow elevation. We call this configuration a “synform” upper eyelid fold.
While the procedure is often considered to be a long-lasting treatment option, some patients do get lower eyelid surgery a second time. While it's uncommon, some patients may opt for revisionary eyelid surgery. Patients who are considering the surgery may have had their initial surgery early on.
In some cases, it can even make you look older than you are. By improving the appearance of droopy or sagging skin, your eyes will look younger. In addition to this, your entire face will look more youthful. People who undergo a blepharoplasty enjoy newfound self-confidence in their appearance.
Skin and muscle tissue could be in the process of mending, which will take time and may result in sensations of tightness while recovery continues. In rare cases, the poor formation of scar tissue from the eyelid surgery may result in problems opening or closing the eyelids.
It is common to experience tightness around your eyes after blepharoplasty procedures for about one or two weeks. This is all normal, and most of our patients feel the outcomes heavily outweigh any post-procedure side effects.
By removing excess fat and skin and restructuring the tissues around the eyes, blepharoplasty creates a natural, rejuvenated appearance, erasing five to ten years without changing the shape or overall character of your face.