I received surgery to my left eye to correct my congenital ptosis on 5/7/17. Overall it is healing well three days later -- still swollen and bruised, but improving every day. As the sutures are on the inside of my eyelid and there is no external stitches/scarring, how long will it be before I can wear makeup, including mascara? I have seen other answers on this site advocating waiting two weeks following surgery, but those have all been for cases where the outer eyelid had sutures or incisions.
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Hello and thank you for your question. Although small areas of dehiscence (incision opening up) are not uncommon after upper blepharoplasty, it can definitely be concerning for patients who want to do whatever they can to make sure their incisions heal well. For most cases, the...
Thank you for your question. There are various causes of "bulgy" eyes. Without a photo, it is difficult to comment on your specific problem and to provide a treatment option. Please post a photo or see an oculoplastic specialist for a comprehensive examination and to learn more. Best wishes.
Thank you for posting your photo and question. First of all, you are very young and symmetric. If you were highly motivated to do anything, a very conservative upper eyelid blepharoplasty can be performed to create more eyelid space. The utmost care must be taken to avoid the possibility of b...