For closure, absorbable sutures are used.
Immediately following surgery, you may experience some tearing,
itching, dryness, irritation, eyelid fatigue and drooping.
You may develop tiny pimples along the scar
line. Do not be alarmed. These symptoms tend to disappear within
a few days to a few weeks.
Because this operation is not carried out on
the eye itself, but on the eyelids, visual impairment is a very
remote possibility.
If you have low brows, they are often
corrected at the same time as the eyelid surgery. The wrinkles
at the outer corner of your eyes (crow's- feet) and the fine
lines around your lower lids diminish but do not disappear after
surgery. However, these lines may be improved with special skin
treatments following surgery.
On the average, you are presentable and may
return to work two to three weeks after surgery. Your result
will continue to improve for at least six months following
surgery. You will look five to seven years younger following
surgery.... and you will maintain this age difference forever.
Forehead Lift
Low eyebrows intensify the wrinkles in your
upper eyelids. They also tend to make you look depressed and
fatigued. Low brows and a wrinkled forehead are often corrected
together with eyelid surgery or a face lift. Incisions are
placed along the hairline. The surgery may involve lifting the
forehead skin, tightening some muscles or weakening other
muscles. The eyebrows are raised. The incisions are closed very
meticulously and usually heal well.
Numbness, itching or weakness of the forehead
and a hair loss along the incisions may be experienced for a few
weeks to a few months after surgery.
