| Possible Side Effects/ Complications
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| | discuss the specifics of your personal
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| Typically, the patient will experience
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| | surgery with your surgeon.
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| mild, temporary side effects from the
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| | Choosing a qualified, trustworthy surgeon
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| blepharoplasty surgery. These include
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| | to perform your surgery is probably the
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| things like double or blurred vision for
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| | most important thing you can do. Having
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| a few days, and temporary swelling at the
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| | someone perform your surgery who is
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| corners of the eyelids.
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| | capable, experienced, and skillful may be
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| Rarely, there may be a slight asymmetry
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| | the deciding factor of whether you will
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| in the healing of the eyelids. Excessive
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| | be satisfied with the results or not. Ask
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| scarring is rarely reported, and choosing
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| | to see before and after pictures of any
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| a qualified and trustworthy doctor will
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| | previous blepharoplasty the doctor has
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| almost always eliminate this possibility.
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| | performed.
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| Some have reported difficulty closing
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| | As with most medical procedures, you will
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| their eyes when sleeping. This is most
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| | be required to provide your complete
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| likely due to swelling and/or scarring
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| | medical history to your doctor. Make
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| after the eyelid surgery. In the most
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| | known any allergies you may have, or
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| rare cases, this may become a permanent
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| | medications you are taking or have taken
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| condition.
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| | recently. Be as thorough as possible with
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| Anesthesia
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| | your surgeon to help ensure the best
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| Typically, blepharoplasty surgeries are
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| | possible results.
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| performed with a local anesthetic agent,
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| | You will discuss with your surgeon, the
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| along with oral sedatives. This means
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| | details of your personal needs and assess
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| that while you will be awake for the
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| | what should take place. Explain to the
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| surgery, the pain and discomfort will be
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| | surgeon which eyelids you want to
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| kept to a minimum. You may experience
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| | enhance. Will you want surgery on the
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| minor discomfort, or the feeling of
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| | upper eyelids, lower eyelids, or both?
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| tugging or pulling in the eyelids.
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| | The surgeon will select the right
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| It is possible, and some surgeons even
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| | procedures for you, and will decide if
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| prefer, to use general anesthetic. With
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| | there will be any need of removal of
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| the use of general anesthetic, you will
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| | excess skin, etc.
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| be asleep throughout the procedure and
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| | On your first visit, your doctor will
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| will feel nothing.
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| | perform a vision test, as well as assess
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| Before the Surgery
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| | your tear production levels. This is
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| The most important step for you, the
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| | important, because if your tear
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| patient, is the planning before the
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| | production is not sufficient, the
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| surgery. This is when you will gather
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| | procedure may be dangerous.
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| your information on the procedure, and
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