I am sorry to learn about your concerns. After 5 weeks I would still expect your being able notice the eyelid crease incision ( I assume your are speaking about an upper eyelid surgery.) Everyone is different in the amount of time that this takes to heal. If the area is raised you can very gently massage the area 2-3 x/ day for 5 minutes. Please also speak to your cosmetic surgeon about creams that can be massaged into the area to improve the line faster.
As an Ocular Plastic Surgeon I am routinely asked to improve incision lines and contours of the eyelid after blepharoplasty. Some patients need to have the scar line removed and resutured; others can benefit from laser skin resurfacing; but more often than not watchful waiting is all that is necessary.
Lower eyelid surgery is accomplished at my office without any skin incision at all. I gently remove the fullness (fatty tissue ) from the inside of the eyelid. I then tighten the skin with CO2 (carbon dioxide) laser resurfacing. NO stitches, NO skin Incision and NO scalpel.
Being your second eyelid surgery should not make a difference in the healing of the skin unless you had a lot of scar tissue from the prior procedure.
