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Bumped Eye After Anchor Stitch Blepharoplasty- Have I Done Damage?

asked 9 months ago by jtwweller in Gold Coast, Australia
Latest answer by Jeffrey D. Hoefflin, MD
Question viewed 157 times
Tags: 6 weeks post-op, anchor, bump, damage, stitches

I am six weeks post upper and lower blepharoplasty. The underye muscle has been anchored with a permanent stitch to the bone. Tonight I bumped my eye and have a feeling I may have broken the stitch, if that's possible. It normally feels like a small pea under my skin, now it's moved and is not as prominent. I can't see any difference when I look in the mirror but my eyeball feels a little colder/dryer. What have I done?

1 answer to Bumped Eye After Anchor Stitch Blepharoplasty- Have I Done Damage?

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Post-blepharoplasty anchored stitch

Surgeons frequently use anchoring sutures to hitch up or anchor either the muscle during a skin-muscle flap or during a canthoplasty to change the lower eyelid shape. While these permanent sutures are very helpful, sometimes the tissues after a number of weeks begin to adhere to themselves. Thus, while you may have potentially disrupted your suture, the tissues are still maintaining their position. If you've bumped your eye, the small bump you are feeling could be a small hematoma, cyst,... more
Jeffrey D. Hoefflin, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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