Why Hypertension Is A Good Reason Not To Have An Eyelid Surgery:

Hypertension or high blood pressure has many causes, the main one being including too much salt in your diet. Other reasons an individual generally suffer from hypertension is because either he has a family history of the condition or in some cases due to the effects of certain medicines.

While the former causes of hypertension come under the classification essential hypertension, the latter causes are categorized as secondary hypertension. Plastic surgeons and medical experts believe surgery to be stressful on a person having a hypertension problem.

This is why plastic surgeons recommend people who have hypertension due to any of these causes are advised to stay off plastic surgery. It is vital that older patients, who also happen to be the group advocating facial surgery procedures like eyelid surgery, face lifts and cheek implants, state if they have high blood pressure problems.

This age group usually suffers from intrinsic hypertension and professional plastic surgeons are required to maintain their hypertensive regimen throughout the surgery and the post-operative period.

Medical experts believe hypertension affects at least one in four adults in the U.S. If you belong to this group and wish to have an eyelid surgery procedure, inform your doctor about your problem.

At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California, we make it a point to evaluate our patient’s history before suggesting them for a cosmetic procedure like eyelid surgery.