Do Massage and Hot/cold Compresses Help Bumps Along Suture Line Post-bleph; if So, Details Re How I Massage and Apply Hot/cold ?

asked 7 months ago by blephhed in San Francisco, CA
Latest answer by Edward Szachowicz, MD, PhD
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Tags: bumps, heat, ice, massage, protocol, sutures

Do I massage the bumps directly? Do I alternate hot and cold compresses? Should the heat be moist? Is it ok to be using Tobradex on bumps? Surgery was two weeks ago.

4 answers to Do Massage and Hot/cold Compresses Help Bumps Along Suture Line Post-bleph; if So, Details Re How I Massage and Apply Hot/cold ?

Glandular inclusions?????? Come on!

Massaging is not going to address the bumps. Tobrex is inappropriate. Warn or cold compressess have no role at 2 weeks after surgery. What has your surgeon said? Please call their office and be seen for this. It is likely you have inflammation along the suture track that will calm down with time. Did your surgeon leave an aborbable suture in place after surgery? Generally even the highly absorbable sutures need to be removed at about a week to avoid... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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