Lower eyelid blepharoplasty is the best option to get rid of under-eye bags and wrinkles. This surgical procedure can do wonders to rejuvenate the eyes and turn back the clock a few years. An experienced oculoplastic surgeon can achieve excellent results that look natural and last many years.
However, no one can deny that this operation carries risks of complications that may affect a person’s appearance, eyelids’ function, and the patient’s vision. Many of us have also heard stories of people who have experienced unsightly scars, severe dry eye, or, even worse, postsurgical eyelid retraction after blepharoplasty.
We need to understand that most of these complications arise from one source, namely, removing too much skin. It is good to know then that most of these terrible complications can be prevented by respecting some general rules of cosmetic lower eyelid surgery.