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What Technique Can Be Used to Minimize Scarring Following an Eyelid Surgery?

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Proper Asian Eyelid Surgery Technique to Minimize Scarring & Downtime

Proper Asian Eyelid Surgery begins with a design which is drawn prior to the procedure. I have seen many Asians who have had eyelid surgery are not happy with have scars which go outside the natural crease and are difficult to manage. Asian eyelid anatomy is unique. Planning the shape of the crease is critically important. After making an incision with a scalpel or laser, I perform Asian blepharoplasty using surgical scissors to remove the skin. In Asian blepharoplasty the fat... more

Asian eyelid surgery and minimizing scarring after a procedure

Asian eyelid surgery and minimizing scarring after a procedure. The first thing I usually recommend is prevention. A good closure of the eyelid skin during the procedures if helpful. I like to use small sutures like 7-0 prolene. Also closing the incision underneath the skin is another approach to avoid suture markings. After surgery, I would take care of the incision really well through wound care techniques. after 2 weeks I would consider silicone gel applied at night and sunscreen during... more

Philip Young, MD

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Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon

Minimizing scarring after asian eyelid surgery

There are different types of asian eyelid surgery which cause variable amounts of scarring. The least amount of scarring occurs when the technique of surgery leaves both sides of the incision level with each other so that there is no step-off. This technique works best on thin eyelids that don't require a lot of thinning out the area beneath the incision, and without deep set eye sockets. If you have either of these conditions, then a more reliable method of crease formation is... more

Charles S. Lee, MD

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Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Minimize eyelid scarring

Usually, scarring after eyelid surgery is mild. I am not sure if you are worried in advance of the procedure or if you already had it done. I always advise my patients that scars will improve over time, and that how it looks at one day or one month is not how it will look after 6-12 months, especially if a scar cream is used. Good luck!

Lawrence Kass, MD

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Saint Petersburg Oculoplastic Surgeon

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It depends on where you are in the recovery process.

If you are days out from surgery, then time is best because tissue swelling and normal inflammation increases the visibility of the healing wound edges. Generally this calms down remarkably with time. On the other hand if you are more than a month out from surgery and the eyelid scars are not to your liking, this is a much more significant and less common situation. Here it is also important to distinguish from the upper and lower eyelids. Upper eyelid scars tend to... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

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Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon