Sutures not dissolving on upper eyelids?

I had and eyelift and mid-face lift done 9 days ago and things seem to look good except my upper lids which still show redness and swelling where the 'dissolving' sutures are. What can I do about this? The Dr. does not seem to be concerned about it.

3 answers to “Sutures not dissolving on upper eyelids?”

A: Post-op changes after blepharoplasty

Steven Wallach, MD
By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Redness around the site of your incisions is not uncommon. As long as it is just redness from healing and not infection, this will reoslve over time.

A: Redness and swelling after upper lid surgery

Farhad Rafizadeh, MD
By Farhad Rafizadeh, MD - Morristown Plastic Surgeon

Usually non desolvable sutures are used after eyelid surgery. These sutures are removed within 5 days otherwise there is tendecy to form cysts. The redness could still be du to echimosis in which case it will go away. The scars can be red and this redness could resulve in months. You should follow up wth your... more

A: Remove the sutures

Tanveer Janjua, MD
By Tanveer Janjua, MD - Bedminster Facial Plastic Surgeon

The removable sutures can cause some irritation at times. If you are concerned you can ask your surgeon to remove the sutures. However the swelling and redness is likely from the midface lift and not from the sutures. Midface lift can cause longer swelling. Also, keep in mind that if you are still using... more

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