I need surgery for floppy eyelid syndrome, what does this involve?

Answer 1

This procedure is called blepharoplasty. If you have surgery on your upper and lower eyelids, the surgeon works on your upper lids first. The surgeon makes an incision along the natural fold of the upper eyelid. Then excess skin and some muscle and fat beneath the skin are removed. The incision is closed with tiny stitches that leave a nearly invisible scar.

The incision on the lower lid is made just below the lashes in your eye's natural crease or inside the lower lid itself. The surgeon removes excess fat, sagging skin and muscle. Depending on where the initial incisions are made, stitches may follow the lower lid's natural crease or be placed inside the lower eyelid.

Blepharoplasty is usually done in an outpatient setting under local anesthesia. Your doctor injects the pain-numbing medication and sedates you with medication injected through an intravenous line. This makes you groggy but not fully asleep.

This surgery usually takes one to three hours, depending on the extent of the procedure. Afterward you wake up in a recovery room, where the doctor's staff monitors you for any complications. You can leave later that day to recuperate at home.

Answer 2

Floppy Eyelid Syndrome Surgery

Answer 3

cut and tuck, minor swelling, no loss of vision.