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Will my Son's Scar on His Eye Crease Go Away? (photo)
Hi. My 2 yr.old had frontalis sling surgery for his ptosis last year. He got revision surgery 6 weeks ago to lift his lid and repair his double eye crease. The lid lift is pretty good but his eye crease seems worse. His scar is puffy and crooked. Will it heal nicely? What can be done to make it better? Would Mederma work or another surgery..etc? Thank you for any advice/opinions you have.
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smileymommy
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Scar after frontalis sling surgery
thank you for your question. Mederma (and other scar creams) is never a bad idea. I recommend that you massage it into the scar twice daily for at least 5 minutes (perhaps while he is asleep?) and continue for six months or so. One can always consider scar revision in a few years, but I'd wait until shortly before he starts school. Please remember that the alternative to the ptosis repair was probably permanent loss of sight in that eye (amblyopia).
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Eyelid scar healing.
After multiple surgeries, it is understandable that you are anxious to have your child's healing go as smoothly as possible. At six weeks, it would be very normal to see some mild red color and swelling still in the incision. During the first one to three months, the body is laying down new collagen and other cells to heal. You should expect the redness and puffiness to dissipate between three and six months after the incision. Scar gels can do a great job at accelerating the healing...
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Albany Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Scar improvement.
This is completely reasonable scar for this early after surgery. Though scar creams can be helpful, around the eyelids it is rarely used because of how well it the scars eventually fade and flatten out.
At this time, less manipulation would be best. Be patient [this is hard for a parent].
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