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The eyes are the most important facial feature you have; everybody looks at them and notices them. Concern about scarring and appearance of your eyes following eyelid surgery is understandable. Dr. Weil takes great care to minimize scarring. Incisions are made either on the inside of the lower eyelid or along the edge to remove excess skin and fat deposits. If external incisions are made, they are made in the natural folds of the eye so as to remain unnoticeable. Depending on your wants and needs, blepharoplasty changes the external appearance of your eye, but of course does not affect the eyeball itself.

Scarring occurs in stages typically beginning with redness and thickening of the incision line. Sometime small bumps may appear, but over time, the redness, swelling and imperfections will go away. Allow up to six months for complete healing of the scar tissue. Over time, the body will continue to work on the scar tissue so that eventually it will be completely unnoticeable. Be careful not to rub or massage the area after surgery, and avoid rubbing for a long time afterwards, as this action is usually counterproductive. The blepharoplasty procedure does not affect the shape of the eyeball in any way. After surgery, pain and swelling are typically kept under control with cold compresses and over the counter pain medications like Tylenol. To find out more about the changes you can expect after eyelid surgery, contact Dr. Weil today to schedule an initial consultation.

Blepharoplasty, also known as eye surgery, to remove sagging and hooding skin from around your eyes is meant to last a lifetime. The procedure permanently removes excess skin from around the eyes, giving you a younger, brighter appearance. Unlike other surgeries like a facelift, the eyelid problems being addressed are not relating to gravitational pull, but are more related to hereditary appearance. Once the eyelids are corrected to the desired look, they tend to stay that way.

Some eyelid surgeries can more deeply define the folds of your upper eyelid to give better definition or a more prominent fold. After several years, there are some instances where a retouch may be recommended, if the skin around your eyes re-sags or new wrinkles reappear, but repeating a full-blown blepharoplasty is seldom necessary.

Some sagging and bagging that occurs around the eyes are not due to changes in the eyelids themselves, but the skin around the eyes is being pulled down by other areas of the skin. Gravity from your cheeks may begin to pull on the lower eyelid, or a heavy brow could be pushing down from the above the eye. These issues may be better addressed with a forehead lift, facelift, or cheek augmentation. Verify with Dr. Weil whether an eyelid lift or one of these other procedures is recommended.

After the eyelid surgery, there will be some minor bruising and swelling around the eyes, and you may not realize the full effects of the procedure until several weeks later. The swelling and bruising can be minimized with prescribed post-operative care such as applying ice packs for short periods of time. Dr. Weil will prescribe pain medicine to help you rest and recover after the surgery. To find out more about blepharoplasty recovery times, please contact Dr. Weil today for an initial consultation.

After abdominoplasty surgery, Dr. Weil usually prescribes a compression garment to assist your body with recovery. Typical abdominal binders fit around your mid section and fasten snugly using Velcro fasteners. The garment is tight enough to hold you together, but not enough to cut off circulation. The garment will help reduce swelling and support the tissue during the initial healing process. The abdominal binder allows the sutures to "take" and healing to begin without a lot of stress placed on your skin.

The compression garment is worn all day for two to three weeks after the surgery until the sutures are dissolved or removed. Of course, the garment can be removed for short periods of time for bathing and other necessities. Many women elect to purchase two binders so they can be cleaned more frequently. The binders are much like girdles, and will not be noticeable under your clothing.

Depending on the extent of your surgery, you may also have bandages and a bulb drain to remove excess fluid. Dr. Weil will give you instructions on how to do dressing changes at home, and how to manage the drain until the fluid decreases. It is likely you can be fully active in about two weeks. Full activity including exercise is possible within four to six weeks after the operation. To find out more about what to expect after abdominoplasty surgery, contact Dr. Weil today for an initial consultation.

Many patients ask about pregnancy after abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) surgery. Concerns with tearing the skin or the inability to stretch and make room for the baby are common anxieties. The fact is, the skin is very resilient and elastic, and after a tummy tuck procedure your skin will still be able to stretch, making enough room for the baby. In many cases physicians recommend delaying a tummy tuck procedure until after you are certain that you do not want any more children because it could reverse some of the results of the procedure.

Some of the benefits of the abdominoplasty may be undone after another baby, requiring touch up later on. However, pregnancy after a tummy tuck is possible. Many women are able to have a vaginal delivery after certain types of caesarean sections, which are much more invasive than abdominoplasty.

Dr. Weil recommends that you wait until the incisions are fully healed before you decide to get pregnant, but even if the good news catches you unaware; the abdomen grows slowly and allows enough time for the skin to stretch as it normally would. Don't worry about reopening the incisions; the scar tissue that develops during the healing process is much stronger than your normal skin. The incisions will not re-open or break once you are fully healed. Several months after pregnancy, if diet and exercise fail to reduce your abdomen back to your desired shape and size, a secondary abdominoplasty may be recommended. Please Contact the clinic for more information on abdominoplasty, and don't hesitate to ask Dr. Weil any questions you have concerning this procedure and how it may affect your future family plans.