In general, complications in aesthetic eyelid surgery are extremely rare; in exceptional cases, bleeding complications may occur which must be treated immediately. If you have unilateral eye pain after the surgery, please contact your surgeon. The infection rate is also very low. You will receive antibiotics for 3 days as a preventive measure. Due to unlikely scarring, small corrections are sometimes necessary to symmetrise or correct a remaining skin fold.
Depending on the extent of the swelling and the individual condition, a temporary slight protrusion of the lower eyelid and increased tearing may occur after a lower eyelid lift. This risk exists especially with older patients and second operations. If these symptoms do not disappear completely within 6 weeks, another small surgery may be necessary to reposition the eyelid.