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Feeling of Great Tightness Nearly 4 Weeks After Surgery, How Long Until It Loosens?

asked 3 months ago by HelenAl
Latest answer by Julio Garcia, MD
Question viewed 72 times
Tags: 1 month post-op, headache, tightness, timing

Hi, I had upper eyelid surgery nearly 4 weeks ago. One eye, which didn't shut completely after surgery, shut two weeks after, but I still have a feeling of great tightness in that eye like someone is pulling my eye skin upwards towards my eyebrow and is making my eye feel very tired and is giving me headaches. The swelling in that eye is mainly only in the area between the eyelash and incision and the swelling improves towards the evening but the feeling of tightness never goes. Why is this?

4 answers to Feeling of Great Tightness Nearly 4 Weeks After Surgery, How Long Until It Loosens?

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Tissues feeling tight after an eyelid surgery

Sensations of tight tissue after a surgery of the eyelid are very common. It takes time for the swelling to go away and also for the new collagen deposited to heal the wound to model and soften. In time it will get better, nit there is nothing abnormal with what you are feeling
Julio Garcia, MD

Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon

lvcosmeticsurgery.com

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Tightness will improve with time.

When cosmetic or reconstructive surgery is performed, there will be a residual tightness that will develop because in most instances skin is removed and underlying tissue tightened. Now, depending on the body part that was operated on, that tightness may just be annoying, or it can have adverse effects on the function of that body part. That tightness will more likely than not improve bit by bit, day by day, though it may take a few months. The process can be accelerated with... more
A.J. Amadi, MD

Seattle Oculoplastic Surgeon
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The tightness needs to be assessed.

Helen Thightness after eyelid surgery should be presumed due to dry eye until proven otherwise. Unless your surgeon was an ophthalmologist for a fellowship trained oculoplastic surgeon, they have no way of properly assessing the condition of you eye surfaces. It is very likely that you are experiencing corneal drying and exposure as a result of the surgery. This can be experienced as a tight, band like sensation. This acute dryness after surgery often does improve... more
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Great tightness after upper eyelid surgery

We hope that the tighness will resolve. The key is choosing a surgeon well trained and board certified. No telling what was done, and when it might get better. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd.com
Peter E. Johnson, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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