Eyelid surgery recovery

Though there will be some swelling and bruising, most patients can return to normal activities in two days. By 5-7 days, most can return to work. If there is any residual bruising, this can easily be camouflaged with make up. However, we advise against any strenous activity for at least 10-14 days due to... more

The answer is that your recovery will occur is stages. In addition, there is a difference between recovery between upper and lower eyelid surgery because lower eyelid surgery is more involved and requires more than simple skin excision.  For upper eyelid surgery, you will have stitches in for 1 week... more

Hello, Eyelid surgery varies as the procedures can be simple or more complicated. Upper eyelid surgery is usually much lower impact than lower eyelid surgery. Still patients tend to recover quickly unless they had issues with their eyes beforehand (such as dry eyes.) Most patients are back to work within a few... more

Recovery usually takes 10 days. During that time patients notice swelling and bruising. Once the initial 10 days have passed, patients may return to normal activities. In this initial period, prescription prednisone can help reduce swelling. I also find Arnica-Montana effective in minimizing early post... more

In general, eyelid surgery healing is a week to 10 days.  All the bruising is gone within three weeks.  Most patients take a week off work if upper and lower eyelids are done together.  If only lower lids are done through an inside eyelid approach,  three days off work is enough. There is... more

The average recovery time after the Blepharoplasty procedure is about 7-10 days. The healing process is different for every patient, but the swelling and bruising should resolve during this period of time. Smokers are at greater risk of slower wound healing. It is recommended to take one week from work and... more

I generally do some sort of Blepharoplasty or Ptosis repair every working day.  I agree, of course, with my colleagues. Recovery time varies from patient to patient.  Some of your recovery time is in your control, while other factors are not. With the definition of "recovery" meaning that... more

There is always a range of what one would consider a normal recovery period - some of which is dependent on the type of procedure, patient compliance with post operative instructions (light activities, cool compresses, etc), and finally random chance. In general, the "recovery" from upper eyelid... more

The recovery time for eye lid surgeries varies from person to person.  It is usually some what from one to two weeks.  However, I have noticed that recovery time gets cut down to half once major anesthesia is not used.  Anesthesia cause a significant amount of swelling and bruising.  In our... more

In many patients, about 80% of the swelling and bruising is resolved by 7-10 days after surgery. The last 20% gradually dissipates over the following 4-8 weeks. 2 weeks is a good amount of time to take off from work, but you can go back after 1 week if you're not too concerned about people noticing that you've... more