A Complete Guide To Eyelid Surgery

FINDING THE COSMETIC SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGIST

PATIENTS TRAVELING FROM OUT OF THE AREA

The Baroness Hotel (206) 624-0787	The Inn at Virginia Mason (206) 583-6453
The Silver Cloud Hotel (206) 325-1400	The Sorrento Hotel (206) 353-6156

YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT

Some of the topics that are discussed are as follows:

• Patients will have the opportunity to express what they would like to change about their eyelids.
• Realistic expectations will be reviewed.
• Patient’s physical examination.
• Patient’s medical history.
• The technique of upper and/or lower blepharoplasty explained.
• General anesthesia.
• The Seattle Eyelid and Blepharoplasty Center.
• Pre- and postoperative care instructions.
• Common risks, alternatives, and relative expectations.
• Followup visits, costs, and scheduling.
• All previous operative notes, records, and any past medical history that is pertinent from an anesthesia standpoint.
• Visual field obstruction test performed at an ophthalmologist’s office for any insurance-related visual obstruction.
• Any recent or past injuries to the eyelids.
• Allergies to any medications.
• Prescription medications and herbal supplements.