Recovery treatment for blepharoplasty!

maring · Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 11

Hi. I'm 34 year old male and I have some questions to pose.
Even though I'm only 34 I look much older. This is probably caused by puffy bags under my eyes and expressed droopy eyelids.
I don’t know what could I do about this.
I'm living with this over that five years and now, I'm very determine to correct this.
I heard about some operation called blepharoplasty and I was wondering what kind of operation this is and what kind of treatment should I suspect?

esker · Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 15

I know some details about this I don’t mind sharing them with you.
Blepharoplasty is a cosmetic plastic surgery procedure that removes fat and excess skin from the area around the eyelids.
Patients who undergo blepharoplasty generally wind up with eyes that look younger and more alert.
It can be performed on the upper lids and lower lids, at the same time or separately.
You shouldn’t worry about the operation it self because blepharoplasty is most often performed as a day case, with no need for an overnight stay in hospital. The operation lasts one to two hours, less if just the upper or lower lids are being done.
You will probably receive a list of instructions to follow after your surgery and some of them are that you will likely be advised to keep your head elevated for several days after surgery. Also, your plastic surgeon may recommend that you use cold compresses or cold packs to help reduce swelling. After a week or so you will feel no symptoms what so ever.

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I am responding to your last line which says after a week or so you will feel no symptoms whatsoever.
I find that to be in very poor judgement. I have actually had blepharoplasty recently, and was not at all prepared for the downtime and recovery period. This is major surgery, not to be entered lightly. I'm hoping in time it will be worth it, but at 3 weeks post, I wish I hadn't done it. I had major swelling and some bruising for about 10-14 days. I had a problem with my stitches, requiring them to be taken out a day early, and still have swelling and redness in one of my eyelids, that may take quite some time to resolve. I have thickening of my incision line, that may take weeks or even months to resolve. my eyelids are still somewhat tight. I had to buy tinted glasses to wear to work for the first week or so after surgery, as I looked so bad. Every surgery has risks, ie infection, scarring, poor results, allergic reactions, and others. to say that someone will 'feel no symptoms whatsoever' is insane!!
just thought you should know.

parlyvous · Newbie Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 16

Oh there can be side effects and complications with any surgery, that is why you have to research, talk with different doctors, and with those who have had the surgery.

Ask each doctor for before and after pictures of their actual patients and in some cases actual clients of the doctor will be willing to discuss their out-comes and experiences.

No, you are still going to be healing after a week and everyone is different for sure! But the worst is usually over by then.

I found with my surgery that the first few hours the incisions were itchy and somewhat painful, but ice packs and keeping one's head elevated, alleviated much of the discomfort and I just sacked out in bed and ate snacks and watched some TV...don't overdo the TV watching the first day at least..eyes grew sore.

If you are relatively young and the skin under the eyes is elastic enough, the doctor can make an incision on the inner lower skin, with no stitches and thus, no visible scar..but you have to be careful about bending over or picking up heavy objects for awhile....I was playing with my cats and bending over to pick up toys I was throwing caused some minor bleeding to occur.

Your best bet for this type of surgery is a Doctor schooled in the workings of the eye and surrounding tissues, as they take into account the pulling of skin and muscles and take that into mind in placing incisions and removing skin and fat...you don't want too much fat taken out as that results in hollows under the eye. Nowadays good doctors, rather than taking out all the fat, rearrange it to lie better under the eye.

Do you homework and I believe you will be happy with results. Mine made a big difference and such surgery will keep your eyes looking great for a long time, if not for life. Smile

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I had blepharoplasty surgery 10 days ago, and whoever said that "you will be symptom free after a week" should not be allowed to post anywhere on any topic because that statement is completely untrue. For starters, I had a bad reaction to the anesthesia, and got sick all over the recovery room (my surgery was performed in an outpatient facility of a hospital). Additionally, the anesthesia had the weird effect on me so that I could not go to the bathroom for about 10 hours, resulting in a nasty urinary tract infection.

As far as my eyes go, I am still waiting for alot of the swelling to go away, and when I follow my doctor's orders to massage the scars on my upper eyelids, the pain is excrutiating. Additionally, the stitches underneath my eyes, which were supposed to disintegrate on their own, are still there, causing tightness and pain. My eyes are still purple and yellow to a degree, so I haven't been able to go out, and still look somewhat Frankenstein-ish.

While I think eventually I'll be happy with the results of this surgery, saying that someone will be "symptom free" after a week is an absurd statement. This is not surgery to be taken lightly.

badmonkey · Newbie Joined: 30 May 2008 Posts: 1

Healing rate depends on many factors including age, fitness level, general health, how easily you bruise, allergies etc. I am a 34 yr old male and in very good shape. I workout 6x a week and have very little body fat.

I had lower blepheroplasty done exactly 3 days ago which lasted about 2 hours. It was done as an outpatient procedure with local anesthesia. I was awake and could feel them pulling and tugging the entire time.

This is probably not very typical, but its only day 3, and aside from tiny swelling, I am almost completely recovered. I'm guessing its because I am relatively young and in good shape. No bruising what so ever. I also did a LOT of research to find a good doctor in my area. Their techniques have a lot to do with your recovery process as well. Anyway, I'm extremely happy with my procedure!

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