What are the side effects of eye bag removal?

As the saying goes, eyes are windows to the soul, a pair of bright eyes can make you look more beautiful, but many people have eye problems such as dark circles and eye bags, which affect the overall appearance of the eyes. However, with the development of medical technology, various cosmetic surgeries are also more common, and eye bag removal is a type of cosmetic surgery. It can solve some eye problems very well, but at the same time, eye bag removal also has some sequelae.

1. Prevention of epiphora:

During the eye bag removal surgery, if the lacrimal puncta and lacrimal ducts are damaged, or the amount of skin removed is not accurately controlled, it will cause tearing. Specifically, if too much inner skin is removed during surgery and the incision is close to the lower lacrimal punctum, resulting in postoperative scar traction and lower eyelid eversion, it will cause epiphora. In another case, due to the inaccuracy of the surgery, eyelid edema occurs and the orbicularis muscle pump function is weakened after the orbicularis muscle is removed, which can cause temporary epiphora.

2. Prevention of insufficient orbital fat removal:

Accurate and thorough examination of orbital fat bulge before eyebag removal surgery is the key to preventing insufficient orbital fat removal. Doctors often fail to correctly estimate the amount of orbital fat to be removed, or have little experience in examinations, thus missing the fat pad on the inner or outer side of the lower eyelid.

3. Prevention of lower eyelid orbital depression:

It is mainly caused by excessive orbital fat removal during eye bag removal surgery. Excessive orbital fat removal will cause the eye skin, muscles, orbital septum and deep tissues to adhere and be pulled inward, causing the eyelids and orbits to appear collapsed.