Aristocrat Plastic Surgery
At your initial session, Dr. Tehrani will ask you to precise your concerns about your appearance. The two of you'll fastidiously discuss your objectives and expectations. He will overview your medical history and conduct a bodily examination to determine if there are any eye situations which may preclude eyelid surgery. He may even verify your vision and tear manufacturing. These evaluations will help him create a customized surgical plan for you. Excessive laxity of your decrease eyelids, for example, will warrant a selected method.
During your session, Dr. Tehrani will enable you to determine when you need surgical procedure on just the higher eyelids, the lower eyelids, or each. He may also recommend a brow raise to raise the eyebrows and tighten the forehead or laser resurfacing to further easy nice strains around the eyes.
Dr. Tehrani could request that you just visit your non-public medical physician and/or your eye doctor for a check-up and for any obligatory lab work and x-rays. Precise preoperative directions are provided, and all mandatory prescriptions are given to you prematurely of your surgical procedure. All aspirin, aspirin-containing products, and anti-inflammatory merchandise must be stopped not less than ten days earlier than and for ten days after surgery. You may be provided with a whole list of medications to keep away from. Tylenol may be taken throughout this time, and sure vitamins and homeopathic preparations will be advised to advertise healing and limit bruising.
In most eyelid surgeries, common anesthesia is used, however local anesthesia with intravenous sedation may be ample in some instances. Dr. Tehrani and our anesthesiologists will assist you to make the choice that's greatest for you.
THE Procedure
Cosmetic eyelid surgery is usually carried out as an outpatient procedure and takes 1-2 hours. It may be combined with different procedures, resembling a brow elevate and/or facelift, by which case the whole time is elevated.
For the upper eyelid, an incision is made within the curved eyelid crease of the upper eyelid. This placement assures that the scar will likely be nicely hidden when it heals. Dr. Tehrani removes the previously decided amount of excess skin and fat, and the incision is closed with small sutures.
Lower eyelid surgery can sometimes be carried out with no external scar. Fat is removed using an incision within the internal portion of the decrease eyelid (transconjunctival blepharoplasty), correcting the bagginess. Skin tightening is then carried out using a laser or chemical peel.
The key advantage of constructing the lower eyelid incision on the inside of the lid is the avoidance of trauma to the muscle that helps the decrease lid. This is essential in preserving the natural shape of the eye after surgery and preventing a “surgical stare.”
The carbon dioxide, erbium laser or a TCA peel might even be used to resurface the lower eyelid, causing a mild contraction or shrinkage of the excess skin.
POSTOPERATIVE Period
The first 1-2 hours after eyelid surgery are spent within the restoration room, where cold compresses are applied to minimize swelling. If you find yourself absolutely alert, you'll be capable of return house in the care of a buddy or family member.
You'll be inspired to maintain your head elevated for several days and to make use of cold compresses to cut back swelling and bruising. There is very little, if any, pain following eyelid surgery. Pain treatment is prescribed, though it's normally not necessary.
Some patients experience tearing and irritation for the primary a number of days after surgery. Eye ointment could also be prescribed to be used at night time and eye drops for daytime use till the symptoms resolve. Some patients experience blurred vision for a number of days, and your eyes may fatigue extra easily throughout this time.
Usually, the bruising is minimal and resolves after the first week. The stitches are removed 5-7 days following eyelid surgery. You might then resume sporting makeup and using contact lenses. The incisions may remain pink for a short interval after surgery. They can be lined easily by make-up after the stitches are removed, and so they usually fade and grow to be inconspicuous in 4-6 weeks.
During your session, Dr. Tehrani will enable you to determine when you need surgical procedure on just the higher eyelids, the lower eyelids, or each. He may also recommend a brow raise to raise the eyebrows and tighten the forehead or laser resurfacing to further easy nice strains around the eyes.
Dr. Tehrani could request that you just visit your non-public medical physician and/or your eye doctor for a check-up and for any obligatory lab work and x-rays. Precise preoperative directions are provided, and all mandatory prescriptions are given to you prematurely of your surgical procedure. All aspirin, aspirin-containing products, and anti-inflammatory merchandise must be stopped not less than ten days earlier than and for ten days after surgery. You may be provided with a whole list of medications to keep away from. Tylenol may be taken throughout this time, and sure vitamins and homeopathic preparations will be advised to advertise healing and limit bruising.
In most eyelid surgeries, common anesthesia is used, however local anesthesia with intravenous sedation may be ample in some instances. Dr. Tehrani and our anesthesiologists will assist you to make the choice that's greatest for you.
THE Procedure
Cosmetic eyelid surgery is usually carried out as an outpatient procedure and takes 1-2 hours. It may be combined with different procedures, resembling a brow elevate and/or facelift, by which case the whole time is elevated.
For the upper eyelid, an incision is made within the curved eyelid crease of the upper eyelid. This placement assures that the scar will likely be nicely hidden when it heals. Dr. Tehrani removes the previously decided amount of excess skin and fat, and the incision is closed with small sutures.
Lower eyelid surgery can sometimes be carried out with no external scar. Fat is removed using an incision within the internal portion of the decrease eyelid (transconjunctival blepharoplasty), correcting the bagginess. Skin tightening is then carried out using a laser or chemical peel.
The key advantage of constructing the lower eyelid incision on the inside of the lid is the avoidance of trauma to the muscle that helps the decrease lid. This is essential in preserving the natural shape of the eye after surgery and preventing a “surgical stare.”
The carbon dioxide, erbium laser or a TCA peel might even be used to resurface the lower eyelid, causing a mild contraction or shrinkage of the excess skin.
POSTOPERATIVE Period
The first 1-2 hours after eyelid surgery are spent within the restoration room, where cold compresses are applied to minimize swelling. If you find yourself absolutely alert, you'll be capable of return house in the care of a buddy or family member.
You'll be inspired to maintain your head elevated for several days and to make use of cold compresses to cut back swelling and bruising. There is very little, if any, pain following eyelid surgery. Pain treatment is prescribed, though it's normally not necessary.
Some patients experience tearing and irritation for the primary a number of days after surgery. Eye ointment could also be prescribed to be used at night time and eye drops for daytime use till the symptoms resolve. Some patients experience blurred vision for a number of days, and your eyes may fatigue extra easily throughout this time.
Usually, the bruising is minimal and resolves after the first week. The stitches are removed 5-7 days following eyelid surgery. You might then resume sporting makeup and using contact lenses. The incisions may remain pink for a short interval after surgery. They can be lined easily by make-up after the stitches are removed, and so they usually fade and grow to be inconspicuous in 4-6 weeks.
