I am thinking about having laser eyelid surgery and I want to know what kind of laser does Dr. Steinsapir use to perform eyelid surgery?
Dr. Steinsapir has an incisional CO2 laser but he routinely does not use the laser to perform eyelid surgery. The most critical aspect of eyelid surgery has nothing to do with which incisional instrument was used to perform the procedure: cautery needle, scalpel, or laser. The most critical aspect of eyelid surgery is the proper design of the procedure and this in turn is dependent on a proper work up and diagnosis. Dr. Steinsapir specifically avoids using the laser for surgery because the laser devitalized the edge of the wound for approximately a half millimeter on each side. This means that sutures need to be in for a prolonged period of time leading to inclusions cysts and wound seperation.
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- I am thinking of having eyelid surgery. How much recovery time should I allow?
- I am taking a number of herbal products that my acupuncturist has recommended. Will that be a problem for my eyelid surgery?
- I take Plavix prescribed by my internist due to a stroke I had 8 months ago. Should I go ahead and stop this ahead of my consultation knowing that I want surgery?
- I was born with a heavy eyelid on one side. Is this a condition that can be fixed with eyelid surgery?
- I have heaviness in my upper eyelid fold. Will Dr. Steinsapir accept my health insurance?
- I saw a surgeon who proposed laser resurfacing my eyelids and told be this is a type of eyelid lift. Do I really need surgery if laser resurfacing will lift the eyelids?
- I am thinking of having eyelid surgery. How do I know if I am a candidate?
- I had eyelid surgery in Hong Kong several years ago. They gave me a double fold. At first the results looked good but a year later almost all of the effects were gone. Is this something that Dr. Steinsapir can fix?
- A few years ago I had eyelid surgery in Newport Beach. Initially, I was very happy with my upper eyelid surgery. However, now I think surgery too much surgery was performed. I once had a much fuller upper eyelid and now my upper eyelids are very hollow and my upper eyelids seems to hang down. Is there anything that can be done?
- Is it possible to have eyelid surgery awake and in the office?
- I am thinking about having eyelid surgery. I am nervous to have the surgery. Can it be performed under general anesthesia.
- I am thinking about having laser eyelid surgery and I want to know what kind of laser does Dr. Steinsapir use to perform eyelid surgery.
- I am thinking of having eyelid surgery. My plastic surgeon tells me I can combine this with body liposuction and breast implant surgery at the same time. Can Dr. Steinsapir do my eyelid surgery at the time of these other procedures?