Puffy eyes after eye lift

Posted By Kay (Jacksonville, Fl/usa) on 04/30/2012

About 7 months ago, I had an upper eye lift done by an Opthamologist. This was done because of the upper lids drooping over my eye. At the time in the corner of both eyes(interior corner near nose) was always a little puffy. I asked the Doc would that be taken care of as well as the upper lift and he assured me it would. I took self photos the day before the surgery and kept a photographic log of my eyes. He did cut into the corners as the photos all showed.

Here I am seven months later, the the upper eyelids are great, but the corners of my eyes are puffier than they were before the surgery. When I went back for a check up two months ago, I pointed out this, which have since gotten larger. The doc told me it could take up to a year for this to go away and my next apt is in October. My question is has anyone else had this? Should I seek out a Plastic Surgeon who specializes in the eyes and get a second opinion? Should a wait out until October, assuming it doesn't get larger and cover up my eyesight? P. S. I have tried ice packs but nothing has happen.

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Replied by Heather (Leicester ) on 04/30/2012

Hi, Try arnica tablets, they are brilliant!
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