Why Is There A Lump 2 Weeks Post-Op Lower Blepharoplasty? Should I Massage It? (Photos)

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Like other experts expressed, its way too early for you to be concerned... as much as we don’t like it, prolonged swelling and bruising even minor lump and bump can occur and your surgeon is trained to deal with all these issues and apply the right therapy in timely manner... key is maintaining an open communication line with your Surgeon and staff and following their follow up protocol and raising your concerns if they aren’t met... Good Luck

  The best advice and counseling you can receive after surgery is not from an online forum but from your operating surgeon.  But almost certainly, this will resolve with time and paitence.  Massage may be of limited benefit.

This is the perfect question to ask your surgeon.  They are interested and movitvated to help you with any post-operative issues that develop after your surgery.  Please call the office and asked to be seen before your next visit so that your surgeon can evaluate what is going on.  He or she might recommend message or they might advise you that the issue will resolve on its own.  They might even feel that an injection would help the situation.  However, unless you call your surgeon and get seen, you will deny yourself the opportunity for them to take care of you which is what you have paid them to do.

Hello there! Thank you for the question and for the photo attachments. Complete healing for those who have undergone blepharoplasty usually takes about 3 months. Based on the details you provided, being at 12 days post eyelid surgery we cannot yet confirm if the lump is a simple surgery after effect that will heal on its own or something that may need repair. At this point, I would suggest for you to wait out until the complete healing phase has passed. If the lump is still there, you can ask your board certified plastic surgeon for repair or correction assistance. As for massages, I would not recommend that you do it without your plastic surgeon’s approval. There are instances when massages can do more harm than good. Do not hesitate to discuss this with your plastic surgeon. With approval, you can ask for the proper way on how to do it as well as ask if you can massage it together with a topical cream or ointment. Hope you find this helpful!

There can be bumps during the healing process after any surgery. The first place to find an answer to any questions during healing is from your original surgeon. Timing for scar massage can vary per surgeon preference. In general 12 days out is ok for massaging, but only after your surgeon has cleared you for massaging. There are some situations that massaging can aggravate.

The lump under your left eyelid looks like an inflammatory bump, or granuloma. You should check with surgeon on their preferred course. I agree with the other posts, that two weeks is way too early to be worried. Healing takes months. Best of luck.

You are asking this question way to early. You may be seeing a lump due to localized  bleeding that will resolve. Please go back to your surgeon for advice

I keep reading questions from patients about timing of healing following eyelid surgery. Either the doctors are not taking the time to explain the steps and duration of healing, or the patient is not listening to what they are being told. Patients can be unrealistic about their perceived timetable for healing and even make plans on their social calendar assuming they will be healed, and when they are not, then they get perturbed at the surgeonj who is trying to do a good job for the patient.  Human nature gets in the way of an otherwise smooth post-op recovery!

The eyelids can take up to 3 months to heal from eyelid surgery, so at 12 days it's a bit early to worry about the results, lumps, bumps etc.  I do some lower lid malposition of the right lower eyelid that you may want to ask your surgeon about.  Other than that...time should heal all else.