A hoo\u00added eyelid can be cau\u00adsed by excess eyelid skin pres\u00adsing down on the upper eyelid. In the worst case, this can impair the field of visi\u00adon. Ano\u00adther cau\u00adse is dro\u00ado\u00adping eye\u00adbrows. If the ela\u00ads\u00adti\u00adci\u00adty in this area decrea\u00adses, the skin can also press towards the upper eyelid and inten\u00adsi\u00adfy the impres\u00adsi\u00adon of a hoo\u00added eyelid.<\/p>\n
In other cases, the\u00adre is pto\u00adsis: the edge of the eyelid hangs lower, for exam\u00adp\u00adle becau\u00adse the mus\u00adcle that lifts the eyelid is wea\u00adk\u00aden\u00aded or stret\u00adched. Depen\u00adding on the cau\u00adse, a dif\u00adfe\u00adrent sur\u00adgi\u00adcal or non-sur\u00adgi\u00adcal tre\u00adat\u00adment is appro\u00adpria\u00adte. At the Swiss Der\u00adma Cli\u00adnic, we assess not only the excess skin but also the posi\u00adti\u00adon of the eye\u00adbrows and the edge of the upper eyelid. On this basis, we deci\u00adde tog\u00ade\u00adther whe\u00adther an eyelid lift, a brow lift or ano\u00adther pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre is the more sui\u00adta\u00adble treatment.<\/p>\n
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A com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon of upper and lower eyelid sur\u00adgery can cor\u00adrect excess skin on the upper eyelids, in the area of the eye bags or on the lower eyelids \u2013 in a sin\u00adgle ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon. The heal\u00ading pha\u00adse may then take a litt\u00adle lon\u00adger. We will be hap\u00adpy to explain the details as well as the advan\u00adta\u00adges and dis\u00adad\u00advan\u00adta\u00adges of the com\u00adbi\u00adned pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre during your con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon at our prac\u00adti\u00adce in Zurich.<\/p>\n
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If the\u00adre is a lot of excess skin and the eyelids are mark\u00aded\u00adly hoo\u00added, upper eyelid sur\u00adgery brings func\u00adtion\u00adal impro\u00adve\u00adments. The field of visi\u00adon is clear again and no lon\u00adger impai\u00adred by dro\u00ado\u00adping skin. A fee\u00adling of hea\u00advi\u00adness or pres\u00adsu\u00adre, which bothers some pati\u00adents, can also be reli\u00ade\u00adved by an eyelid lift in most cases once the heal\u00ading pha\u00adse is over.<\/p>\n
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You should not stop taking regu\u00adlar medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon on your own initia\u00adti\u00adve. In gene\u00adral, blood thin\u00adners, cer\u00adtain anti-inflamm\u00ada\u00adto\u00adry drugs and some pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons and die\u00adta\u00adry sup\u00adple\u00adments can influence the ten\u00adden\u00adcy to bleed. Plea\u00adse the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre tell us about all the medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon, vit\u00adamins and die\u00adta\u00adry sup\u00adple\u00adments you take during your consultation.<\/p>\n
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Dry eyes do not rule out eyelid sur\u00adgery. They are com\u00admon, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly during the meno\u00adpau\u00adse or in peo\u00adp\u00adle who tend to have dry skin in gene\u00adral. Howe\u00adver, eyelid sur\u00adgery (ble\u00adphar\u00adoplasty) can tem\u00adpo\u00adr\u00ada\u00adri\u00adly increase dry\u00adness, a for\u00adeign body sen\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adon or watery eyes.<\/p>\n
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At the Swiss Der\u00adma Cli\u00adnic, eyelid cor\u00adrec\u00adtion is usual\u00adly per\u00adfor\u00admed on an out\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adent basis under local anaes\u00adthe\u00adsia. You are awa\u00adke during the pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre, while the sur\u00adgi\u00adcal area its\u00adelf is num\u00adbed. Local anaes\u00adthe\u00adsia allows us to per\u00adform the pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre wit\u00adhout a gene\u00adral anaes\u00adthe\u00adtic. Depen\u00adding on the fin\u00addings and the plan\u00adned scope of the ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, other forms of anaes\u00adthe\u00adsia can be dis\u00adcus\u00adsed in indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal cases.<\/p>\n
For many of our pati\u00adents, the idea of an ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon on the eye is unfa\u00admi\u00adli\u00adar. Befo\u00adre the pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre, we explain exact\u00adly what will be done and which impres\u00adsi\u00adons or sen\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adons you can expect.<\/p>\n
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Thanks to the local anaes\u00adthe\u00adsia, the\u00adre is no pain. After the ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, the eyelids may feel slight\u00adly tight and remain sen\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adve for a while. Swel\u00adling and brui\u00adsing after the ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon are tem\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adry side effects.<\/p>\n
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In upper eyelid sur\u00adgery, we hide the scar in the natu\u00adral eyelid crease, so that it is bare\u00adly visi\u00adble later on. On the lower eyelid, the incis\u00adi\u00adon depends on the fin\u00addings. An incis\u00adi\u00adon can run just below the lash line; for cer\u00adtain fin\u00addings, access from the insi\u00adde of the lower eyelid is also pos\u00adsi\u00adble. In the first few weeks after the pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre, the scars are more noti\u00adceable and then gra\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly fade. How incon\u00adspi\u00adcuous a scar ulti\u00adm\u00adate\u00adly beco\u00admes also depends on indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal healing.<\/p>\n
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Non-absor\u00adba\u00adble stit\u00adches are remo\u00adved within the first one to two weeks. The exact timing depends on the sur\u00adgi\u00adcal tech\u00adni\u00adque. Until then, the ope\u00adra\u00adted area should be cared for accor\u00adding to medi\u00adcal ins\u00adtruc\u00adtions and sub\u00adjec\u00adted to as litt\u00adle mecha\u00adni\u00adcal strain as pos\u00adsi\u00adble. You should not remo\u00adve crusts yours\u00adelf. We will give you pre\u00adcise ins\u00adtruc\u00adtions on wound care.<\/p>\n
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Swel\u00adling and brui\u00adsing usual\u00adly subs\u00adi\u00adde con\u00adsider\u00ada\u00adb\u00adly within a few days. At first, the eyelids may be noti\u00adce\u00adab\u00adly swol\u00adlen. Minor resi\u00addu\u00adal swel\u00adling may remain visi\u00adble for a few weeks.<\/p>\n
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Usual\u00adly after 5 to 10 days if you work in an office or do not do hea\u00advy phy\u00adsi\u00adcal work. Swel\u00adling or brui\u00adsing may still be pre\u00adsent during this time. If you do phy\u00adsi\u00adcal work, lift a lot or have to bend down fre\u00adquent\u00adly, you should allow more time. After com\u00adbi\u00adned upper and lower eyelid sur\u00adgery, the reco\u00advery time may be some\u00adwhat longer.<\/p>\n
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If pos\u00adsi\u00adble, avo\u00adid sport for about one week. Pos\u00adsi\u00adble risks include increased swel\u00adling or secon\u00adda\u00adry blee\u00adding. Depen\u00adding on your indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal heal\u00ading pro\u00adcess, lon\u00adger breaks may also be advisable.<\/p>\n
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We advi\u00adse against dri\u00adving for at least 24 hours after the pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre. Even after that, only dri\u00adve yours\u00adelf once you can see cle\u00adar\u00adly and open your eyes wit\u00adhout rest\u00adric\u00adtion. Swel\u00adling or eye oint\u00adments can addi\u00adtio\u00adnal\u00adly impair your visi\u00adon in the first few days.<\/p>\n
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Cont\u00adact len\u00adses could irri\u00adta\u00adte the fresh\u00adly ope\u00adra\u00adted eyelids. A break of about two weeks is recom\u00admen\u00added. Until then, you can wear glas\u00adses if neces\u00adsa\u00adry. If your eyes are very dry, it may make sen\u00adse to wait a litt\u00adle longer.<\/p>\n
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Wait until the wounds have clo\u00adsed secu\u00adre\u00adly and the first heal\u00ading pha\u00adse is com\u00adple\u00adte befo\u00adre using eye make-up. If heal\u00ading is uncom\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adted, make-up is usual\u00adly pos\u00adsi\u00adble again after about two weeks. Make sure that no exces\u00adsi\u00adve ten\u00adsi\u00adon is pla\u00adced on the still sen\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adve scars.<\/p>\n
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For the first few days, sleep with your upper body slight\u00adly rai\u00adsed and, if pos\u00adsi\u00adble, on your back. This can redu\u00adce swel\u00adling and avo\u00adids unneces\u00adsa\u00adry pres\u00adsu\u00adre on the ope\u00adra\u00adted eyelids. As soon as the worst of the swel\u00adling has subs\u00adi\u00added, you can return to your usu\u00adal slee\u00adping position.<\/p>\n
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That depends on the cau\u00adse. Dark pig\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon, visi\u00adble blood ves\u00adsels or very thin skin are not remo\u00adved by the ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon. Shadows cau\u00adsed by pro\u00adtru\u00adding tis\u00adsue, on the other hand, are. We the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre exami\u00adne the cau\u00adse of your dark cir\u00adcles befo\u00adre treatment.<\/p>\n
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The shape of the eyes is not affec\u00adted. Our aim is to cor\u00adrect excess skin or bother\u00adso\u00adme fat\u00adty tis\u00adsue wit\u00adhout unin\u00adten\u00adtio\u00adnal\u00adly chan\u00adging the shape of the eyes.<\/p>\n
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The result gene\u00adral\u00adly lasts for seve\u00adral years. Remo\u00adved skin does not grow back. Howe\u00adver, the natu\u00adral age\u00ading pro\u00adcess con\u00adti\u00adnues: over the years, skin and tis\u00adsue lose ela\u00ads\u00adti\u00adci\u00adty again. How quick\u00adly this hap\u00adpens varies from per\u00adson to person.<\/p>\n
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In prin\u00adci\u00adple, a fur\u00adther eyelid cor\u00adrec\u00adtion is pos\u00adsi\u00adble, pro\u00advi\u00added that the eyelid func\u00adtion is sta\u00adble and the\u00adre is enough of your own tis\u00adsue. The first tigh\u00adtening should the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre not be pushed to the limit.<\/p>\n
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Swel\u00adling, brui\u00adsing, a fee\u00adling of tight\u00adness or tem\u00adpo\u00adr\u00ada\u00adri\u00adly dry and irri\u00adta\u00adted eyes are among the more com\u00admon side effects. Less fre\u00adquent\u00adly, secon\u00adda\u00adry blee\u00adding, infec\u00adtions, asym\u00adme\u00adtries or con\u00adspi\u00adcuous scars may also occur. In rare cases, the posi\u00adti\u00adon of the eyelid mar\u00adgin may chan\u00adge, par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly after lower eyelid sur\u00adgery. Befo\u00adre the pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre at the Swiss Der\u00adma Cli\u00adnic in Zurich, we pro\u00advi\u00adde you with com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about all pos\u00adsi\u00adble risks.<\/p>\n
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Seve\u00adre or sud\u00adden\u00adly incre\u00adasing pain, a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant dete\u00adrio\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon in visi\u00adon or rapidly incre\u00adasing swel\u00adling on one side must be exami\u00adned by a doc\u00adtor imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly. The same appli\u00ades to pro\u00adno\u00adun\u00adced red\u00adness or unu\u00adsu\u00adal dischar\u00adge from the eye.<\/p>\n
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Eyelid sur\u00adgery is per\u00adfor\u00admed by Dr. med. (I) Nun\u00adzio\u00adlu\u00adca Chia\u00adne\u00adse, Spe\u00adcia\u00adlist FMH for Pla\u00ads\u00adtic Sur\u00adgery. He has more than ele\u00adven years of expe\u00adri\u00adence in eyelid sur\u00adgery. During the per\u00adso\u00adnal con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon, he exami\u00adnes the upper and lower eyelids, the indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal posi\u00adti\u00adon of the eye\u00adbrows, eyelid func\u00adtion and the enti\u00adre ana\u00adto\u00admy of the eye area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From anaes\u00adthe\u00adsia, scars and stit\u00adches to swel\u00adling and how long the result lasts: the 23 most fre\u00adquent\u00adly asked ques\u00adti\u00adons about eyelid sur\u00adgery, ans\u00adwe\u00adred by the Swiss Der\u00adma Cli\u00adnic in Zurich.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}