UNDERSTANDING THE SURGERY ?
The surgeon requires that all patients undergoing the blepharoplasty operation have a medical examination and medical clearance before the surgery by their primary care physician. If the patient suffers from any eye disease, then the patient’s ophthalmologist must clear the patient prior to surgery. All aspirin, anti-inflammatory products (naproxen, ibuprofen), and vitamins such as A, ginko biloba, and St. John’s wart should be discontinued ten days before surgery because they may interfere with blood clotting and cause bruising. Alcohol should also be avoided for five days before surgery to avoid swelling. The surgeon starts patients on high dose vitamin C two weeks before and two weeks after to help with the healing and to reduce bruising. The surgeon performs the blepharoplasty operation with IV sedation. If the blepharoplasty surgery is being combined with a facelift procedure, then general anesthesia may used The surgeon will help you decide which option is best for you. Because a
