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Is It Normal to Have Stitches Removed 12 Days Post Blepharoplasty?
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Meega48
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Usually in our practice we remove sutures at 5-7 days. Each practice is different, depending on the suture material.
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Blepharoplasty Sutures
The skin has its own natural ability to heal itself and since eyelids are thin, they normally heal fairly quickly. At my practice, Cape Fear Aesthetics, I typically remove sutures from the eyelids 5-7 post op. One has to remember that while twelve days seems a little lengthy, all practices are different and it depends on the suture material/type your surgeon uses. “Dr. D”
Fayetteville Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Suture removal after Bleph
For a routine Upper Eyelid cosmetic blepharoplasty I remove the sutures around postop day 5.
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Eyelid Sutures can be removed at 5-7 days
The eyelid skin is very thin and heals quite quickly in most circumstances. I generally remove sutures at 5-7 days following surgery.
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Timing for suture removal after blepharoplasty
Suture removal after blepharoplasty is dependent on the folllowing variables
The surgical approach used.
Transconjuctival approach: no skin incision in the lower eye lid. Usually no sutures are needed to repair the incision. If a suture is placed, this usually doesnt need to be removed.
Skin incision. Usually removed 5 to 10 days; see below.
The method used to close the eye lid incision
Subcuticular repair: the...
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Suture removal after blepharoplasty
Twelve days is very late to have sutures removed. The eyelids heal very quickly and I remove sutures much earlier to avoid suture marks.
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Suture removal after blepharoplasty
Suture (or stitch) removal after blepharoplasty is dependent on the type of suture used and the preference of the surgeon. My personal preference is to leave the sutures in for about 7 days.
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