Blepharoplasty

Symptoms

  • Excess skin of your eyelid which may hang over the eye
  • Reduction of visual fields
  • Compensation of hooded eyelids by raising forehead/brow
Blepharoplasty Diagram
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Surgery

  • Removal of excess skin and or tissue as a general anaesthetic day case

After Care

  • Leave Dressings on until you are seen in clinic
  • No showering for 48 hours
  • When starting to shower dry tapes afterwards with a hair dryer
  • No strenuous exercise for 3 weeks
  • No smoking to reduce wound healing problems
  • Scar care 3 weeks after surgery
Different types of Sutures and Stitches Diagram