Stitches coming out after blepharoplasty

Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD answers: Surgery needed for opened up blepharoplasty stitches?

My stitches have opened up on one side after blepharoplasty. I had the surgery 2 months ago. Will I need blepharoplasty again or can the scar be simply stitched back up?


Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD
2 months ago
By Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD - Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

If it's been two months, the area can most likely be cleaned and then re-sutured to make the scar as minimal as possible.  This can also probably be done in the office under local anesthesia only.

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