The Seattle Eyelid And Blepharoplasty Center Patient's Complete Guide To Blepharoplasty
BLEPHAROPLASTY (EYELID SURGERY)
COMPLICATIONS OF A BLEPHAROPLASTY
Asymmetry: This is a result of preexisting asymmetry where one eyelid is higher or lower from a natural asymmetry.
Irregularities of the skin are the most common occurrence after a blepharoplasty surgery. Patients can get little white heads, which need to be opened up, along the incision line on the upper lids. Sometimes these can actually turn into small pimples and have to be drained.
Bleeding: Excessive postoperative bleeding can occur after a blepharoplasty, which is very rare. If this should occur, the incision would have to be opened up and cauterized and the incision re-sewn together.
Infection is extremely rare after a blepharoplasty.
POSTOPERATIVE APPOINTMENTS
After the blepharoplasty procedure, patients return to Dr. Portuese's office at the Seattle Eyelid and Blepharoplasty Center approximately one week after the surgery. Examination of the upper and/or lower eyelids is performed and the incisions are cleaned by Dr. Portuese. He will make sure that all tissues on the upper and lower lids are healing quite well. He will make sure that your vision is intact. The upper and lower eyelids tend to be quite swollen, puffy, and bruised. At this point, about 7 - 10 days, patients can start applying makeup to their eyelids if they desire so that they can get back out into their work environment. Dr. Portuese stresses that it takes approximately several months for the full healing process to take effect, and he asks patients to be very patient with regard to the healing of their new eyelids.
CONCLUSION
Dr. Portuese and his staff have performed thousands of successful blepharoplasty surgeries. The goal of the Seattle Eyelid and Blepharoplasty Center is to fully educate patients and to prepare them for what is often a lifetime dream of changing their eyelids to match how they feel. Eyelid surgery is one of the most gratifying surgeries for Dr. Portuese and his patients and staff, and we look forward to taking good care of the patient through this process.
After the blepharoplasty procedure, patients return to Dr. Portuese's office at the Seattle Eyelid and Blepharoplasty Center approximately one week after the surgery. Examination of the upper and/or lower eyelids is performed and the incisions are cleaned by Dr. Portuese. He will make sure that all tissues on the upper and lower lids are healing quite well. He will make sure that your vision is intact. The upper and lower eyelids tend to be quite swollen, puffy, and bruised. At this point, about 7 - 10 days, patients can start applying makeup to their eyelids if they desire so that they can get back out into their work environment. Dr. Portuese stresses that it takes approximately several months for the full healing process to take effect, and he asks patients to be very patient with regard to the healing of their new eyelids.
Dr. Portuese and his staff have performed thousands of successful blepharoplasty surgeries. The goal of the Seattle Eyelid and Blepharoplasty Center is to fully educate patients and to prepare them for what is often a lifetime dream of changing their eyelids to match how they feel. Eyelid surgery is one of the most gratifying surgeries for Dr. Portuese and his patients and staff, and we look forward to taking good care of the patient through this process.