As we perform upper eyelid surgery in the office, under local anesthetic, everyday, the procedure itself does not take as long as the preparation for a pleasant experience. This includes the slow administration of local anesthetic so there is no pain and soothing background music...
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Our eyelid surgery practice regularly sees patients who wish they would have seen an eye plastic surgeon (an eyelid specialist) for their eyelid surgery. While there are risks with any surgeon performing your eyelid surgery, we regularly see these kinds of complications from thos...
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Dr. Iyengar presenting the latest advances in eyelid surgery to eye doctors in San Diego Blepharoplasty is the most commonly performed eyelid surgery. This surgery is performed to removed skin and sculpt the upper eyelid fat to to enhance one's cosmetic appearance and/or t...
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Each year thousands of people sustain eye and eyelid injuries from fireworks. While this is certainly more common in states where fireworks are readily available, they still do occur even here in Southern California. These injuries can be devastating and result in blindness and/o...
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One of the topics discussed at the Spring American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery meeting was concerns regarding Medicare coverage for functional eyelid surgery. Ptosis is a drooping eyelid due to a weak muscle within the eyelid and dermatochalasis is ex...
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Choosing a surgeon for your eyelid surgery can be challenging in today's world of social media and self-promoting Instagrams and, most recently, TikTok videos. At our practice, we still believe that there is no substitute for appropriate training and expertise. If we had a ...
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It is our practice commitment to be on the forefront of eyelid and orbital surgery. Dr. Iyengar has not only published extensively in his field, he most recently published a new eyelid syndrome with Dr. Frederick Jakobiec, one of the world's most famous ophthalmic pathologists at...
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This procedure is a performed as an outpatient procedure. Ice packs should be applied immediately to the upper and/or lower eyelids following a blepharoplasty to decrease the amount of bruising and swelling post-operatively. It is also recommended that the patient stops all blood...
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As a general rule of thumb, we see patients at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months following upper or lower eyelid blepharoplasty. Many patients feel they are doing fine at the 1 month visit and will call if any concerns. Telemedicine is now being used as well when convenient. Other ty...
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We believe there is no substitute for appropriate training for surgical procedure. If you are having knee surgery or heart surgery, you want the surgeon who does that procedure regularly and has the highest level of formal training. Oculoplastic surgeons who are members of the Am...
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Dr. Iyengar has built a strong national reputation for his amazing eyelid reconstructions after skin cancer in the periocular area. As such, our practice is the choice most dermatologists in the city prefer when their own patients, or themselves, have a skin cancer around the eye...
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Our clients are referred to us by dermatologists, ophthalmologists, primary doctors, ER doctors, optometrists, and medical spas for the individualized experience and best results in eyelid surgery. Common reasons people come to see Dr. Iyengar are for blepharoplasty and ptosis su...
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