How long is recovery after eyelid surgery?

Before you embark on a journey with plastic surgery to rejuvenate your eyes or correct an eyelid condition, you may want to know what the recovery is like and how much downtime you will need. This is important for obvious reasons. You need to plan ahead in order to take time off from work and have support from family and friends.

What is a facelift?

Many people use the term facelift to refer to a global rejuvenation of the face. They think of jowls, saggy cheeks and sunken eyelids as tale-tell signs of aging. However, it is important to distinguish between a facelift and other procedures that rejuvenate the face. A facelift is NOT a procedure to rejuvenate the entire…

What is Ectropion and how do you treat it?

Ectropion is a common eyelid condition in which the eyelid margin is turned outward, leaving the surface of the eyeball exposed and vulnerable to irritants. This is different from entropion, in which the eyelid turns inward and the eyelashes rub against the eyeball (this will be covered in another blog). Entropion causes more discomfort than…