Question:
I had a blepharoplasty surgery several years ago and was amazed at how much it brightened up my face. Recently though I have begun to notice some sagging around my eyes again. Would you recommend I get another procedure done?
Answer:
Revision facial surgery is an undertaking that should only be done by someone with a strong background and vast experience in facial surgery. There are times when it is necessary to perform revisions when eyelid surgery has been done a number of years ago. Often instead of actually removing excess skin, the answer is instead to add volume to the area that is showing signs of aging. Typically we will utilize lipo transfer which is using a patient’s own fat to fill areas that have shown signs of volume loss.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.