Eyelid Surgeryin Maryland

After getting a blepharoplasty to reduce the tired and haggard appearance of your eyes, you’ll want to take several steps to ensure that you have a swift and smooth recovery. Following the aftercare instructions provided by our doctors is crucial to ensuring that your eyelids heal appropriately for long-lasting, beautiful results.

Immediately after your procedure, you should have a friend or family member drive you home because of the anesthetics used during the blepharoplasty. If you do not have a ride, they can also choose to secure a nurse to assist you to your home and care for you for the first night.

During your recovery period, the most important thing to do will be to rest with your head elevated to avoid swelling. You will need to take a few days off of work or school to give yourself time to heal. After about two to three days, you will be able to watch TV and read. Five to seven days after your blepharoplasty, you will return to our office to have your stitches removed.

At about seven to 10 days after the surgery, most bruising should have faded, and you can return back to work if you are cleared by Dr. Porter. Sunglasses can help to protect your eyes from sunlight and wind. Finally, you should avoid wearing contact lenses for about two weeks.

When people are young, their eyelids are firm and tight. However, as a person begins to age and has had gravity pushing down on their eyelids for years, their eyelids can begin to sag and droop. These changes can affect both the upper and lower lids. Sometimes the upper lid can sag down over the eye itself, blocking vision. For lower lids, sagging skin creates deep bags and wrinkles under the eye.

In particular, patients who have droopy eyelids can appear:

• Always tired, even if they feel completely full of energy
• Moody, as they might look aggravated or angry even though they’re perfectly happy
• Older than they really are, especially when drooping lids start to make the eyes look smaller

Blepharoplasty is a great way for patients to eliminate these issues and get the eyelids back to their normal appearance. With a few quick incisions, Dr. Porter can cut away excess tissue to get the upper lids out of the patient’s line of sight or fix the drooping bags of the lower lids. After extraneous tissue has been removed, they will then tighten and lift the lids, so they rest in a natural position.

After blepharoplasty, your eyes will look much more open and brighter. The skin around your eyes will also be tighter and smoother, as any fat deposits can be removed during the surgery. Finally, our doctors can smooth out the transition between the upper cheek and lower eyelid to restore a youthful contour to the patient.

Blepharoplasty alone can provide a significant cosmetic improvement. However, our doctors may recommend combining blepharoplasty with a facelift to address signs of aging in the lower face and neck, with a brow lift to raise the droopy eyebrow, or with other procedures.