{"id":7429,"date":"2026-02-01T21:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cancunplasticsurgerycenter.com\/?post_type=avada_faq&#038;p=7429"},"modified":"2026-02-01T21:26:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:26:53","slug":"que-riesgos-tiene-la-blefaroplastia","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/cancunplasticsurgerycenter.com\/en\/faqs\/que-riesgos-tiene-la-blefaroplastia\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the risks of blepharoplasty?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1236px;margin-left: calc(-3% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-3% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.455%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.455%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.455%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.455%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.455%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.455%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Like all surgery, blepharoplasty carries risks, although they are infrequent when performed by a board-certified plastic surgeon:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common Risks (Temporary):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inflammation and bruising<\/li>\n<li>Temporary blurred vision<\/li>\n<li>Dry eyes or excessive tearing<\/li>\n<li>Sensitivity to light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Uncommon Risks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Infection (&lt; 1%)<\/li>\n<li>Bleeding requiring drainage<\/li>\n<li>Healing asymmetry<\/li>\n<li>Hypertrophic scars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rare but serious risks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ectropion (eyelid everted outward)<\/li>\n<li>Persistent diplopia (double vision)<\/li>\n<li>Loss of vision (extremely rare, &lt; 0.01%)<\/li>\n<li>Need for revision surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The best way to minimize risk is to choose a board-certified surgeon, follow all pre- and post-operative instructions, and keep all follow-up appointments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[94],"class_list":["post-7429","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq_category-blefaroplastia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancunplasticsurgerycenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/7429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancunplasticsurgerycenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancunplasticsurgerycenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_faq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cancunplasticsurgerycenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cancunplasticsurgerycenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cancunplasticsurgerycenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/7429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cancunplasticsurgerycenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cancunplasticsurgerycenter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=7429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}