In some patients, swelling can last 6 months or longer. In 20 years of practice, I’ve had one patient with prolonged swelling that lasted nearly one year after having eyelid surgery.

A 61-year-old woman presents with a complaint of painful swelling of the left lower eyelid that has been slowly progressing for 2 weeks (Figure 1). Before the swelling, she had chronic tearing out ...

What sets periorbital cellulitis and styes apart is that periorbital cellulitis causes generalized swelling of both the upper and lower eyelids.

A 55-year-old African American male presented with a complaint of a swollen, tender right lower eyelid.The symptoms had been worsening for the past few days and were now accompanied by ...

Your eyelids and conjunctiva (the thin membrane that protects your eye) may become itchy, red, and swollen. Blepharitis: This is inflammation of the eyelid, sometimes caused by an overgrowth of ...

Eyelid surgery is one of the most common types of plastic surgery, but downtime is often a major concern for patients. Now a new device is showing promising signs to help speed up recovery by ...

A 3-month-old infant presents with a swelling of the right lower eyelid. What might be the diagnosis?

A 68-year-old woman presented to the Lahey Clinic emergency room with worsening pain, swelling and redness in her right eye.The patient was in a normal state of health until 3 days before ...

Jeff Lewis is in recovery after undergoing surgery on his lower eyelids last week. The Bravo alum, 51, opened up about getting the cosmetic surgery on the May 24 episode of his popular SiriusXM ...

Answer: The eyelid tissues are a very delicate area. Whether you have surgery or even a minimal-invasive procedure, this area, especially the lower eyelid, is more prone to bruising and swelling ...