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Without a photograph, it is impossible to guess WHICH bumps you may be referring to. If stitches are left in ANY wound 5 days or longer, permanent dots of scar tissue result where skin grew in the openings where the stitches came out. That is why stitches need to be removed as soon as possible.
These bumps may be able to be removed with a laser. They may be due to sutra cists. Check with your doctor.
Thes are tiny white bumps called milia. They result from the stitches, more accurately, skin cells get in where the suture goes through the wound, and they form white bumps. Tell your surgeon, and he can easily remove them in the office with little or no discomfort.
It is very common to have small bumps along the incision line after eyelid surgery. Eyelid skin heals very well, but it is also very thin so you see every bump and irregularity. It depends how long the bumps have been present. Depending on your skin type, bumps can go away for as long as a year after eyelid surgery. They commonly go away during the first six months. If after six month to a year there are bumps that bother you, they can usually be surgically removed in the office.
It is possible that your droopy eyelids are causing your vision problems. I'm surprised you didn't mention this to the ophthalmologists you consulted. I would suggest going back to one of them, alerting him or her to your suspicion about your eyelids and requesting a visual field test. If the...
It's odd that your incision opened after 7 days. Usually, eyelid skin is pretty much healed by 7 days. However, now that the incision has opened, usually, the best option is to let the wound heal by itself. You can help the healing process by always keeping the wound...
There is surgery that can make non-Asian eyes appear bigger and change the position of the crease which is commonly done to change the shape of the eye. It’s important to have it look natural so it doesn’t look like the patient’s had surgery. Be sure to visit a board-certified...
Eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, is a beautiful procedure that yields excellent results and should be custom tailored in every aspect to your individual goals, needs, and anatomy. From your perspective as a patient, this surgery is very stealth with relatively simple recovery. From the ...
it can be normal to have asymmetry within the first six months after eyelid surgery that will resolve. If it has not improved by six months, I recommend that you see your surgeon and discuss options for improvement. Good luck.
"If you are a hammer then the world looks like a nail." Unfortunately the canthopexy may be the only canthal/lower eyelid repair surgery your surgeon is familiar with. However, a canthopexy only "supports" a lower eyelid. When the lid has been compromised by...
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