How Long It Takes to Have Double Eyelid Surgery a Second Time After a Failed First Surgery

After the first double eyelid surgery, some people say it was a failure when they are dissatisfied for various reasons, such as asymmetry between the left and right sides, a double eyelid line that is too high or too low and not the line they wanted, a sausage-like double eyelid, a scar that is deeply indented when the eyes are closed, or a double eyelid line that has loosened.

In addition to this #doubleeyelidsurgeryfailure, when people want to change or remove the double eyelid line, they consider having #doubleeyelidsurgeryasecondtime.

Recently, quite a lot of people have been having double eyelid surgery a second time, and the reasons are varied. As mentioned above, some do it a second time because of problems like asymmetry or a sausage-like appearance, but in most cases, they do it to change to a different shape because they are not satisfied. So, rather than the term double eyelid surgery failure, the term double eyelid surgery change of heart seems more fitting.

Usually, the time people are told to wait before having a second procedure after the first double eyelid surgery is often said to be after 6 months. However, there is no need to apply exactly 6 months to everyone. If a problem is judged to exist after the first surgery, it is possible to operate again within 1 week, but if the timing has been missed because the swelling has not gone down, early revision can also be possible after 3 to 4 months, depending on the condition of the tissue.

Of course, there are also people who need to wait longer than 6 months. Those whose firm scar tissue does not loosen quickly may need to wait up to a year. The best thing is to take enough time and have the second procedure when the timing is right for the best possible result.

If you take enough time before having it done a second time, the #doubleeyelidsurgerytime is not very different from the first surgery. Other than the fact that it takes a little more time to release the adhesions in the double eyelid tissue from the first surgery, the second #doubleeyelidrevisionsurgery usually takes 1 to 2 hours.

If you have made up your mind to have a second surgery after a failed double eyelid surgery, be sure to visit and consult with a specialist in revision double eyelid surgery who can carefully listen to what you want!