What a patient reports to their doctor is critical, since they need to know why you have chosen to come in for an evaluation. Your doctor will evaluate skin around your eyes, your eyelids, and the surface of the eyeball. A test of tear production may be done, and photographs are often taken. If an eyelid problem is suspected to be causing vision problems, you may be asked to return for a visual field test. Although most eyelid surgeries remain elective, there are conditions when your doctor will strongly recommend surgery such as for cancerous lesions or an eyelid malposition causing eye surface damage.
All surgeries have risks, and complications can occur.
We will discuss these possibilities with you before any final decisions are made. Some eyelid surgery can be done in our office, often on the same day as your evaluation. If your doctor recommends that your surgery be done in the operating room, this is done as an outpatient. Local anesthetics are used to numb the skin and tissues while you are awake. Following surgery there may be some tenderness, bruising and swelling.