My epicanthoplasty surgery, visible scarring? (photo)

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Hi everyone, the purpose of my post is to share my epi/double eyelid experience. As you can see from the first photo,I had a chunk of extra skin. And no,it wasn't painful at all.I went shopping the next day. My only concern is the visible scarring. My left eye has a red raised scar which developed 10 days after my surgery. It's been 1.5 month since my surgery&I recent started using silicone gel scar treatment. Should I receive further treatment for the scars?

Peter Lee, MD, FACS · Answer

And for that reason, we are rather aggressive with post-operative scar treatment in our practice.  We would usually perform Kenalog (corticosteroid) injections as early as post-operative day 10 if we are concerned with scar formation.  Looking at your pictures, it seems like you have a pretty good cosmetic outcome from your upper bleph/ medial epicanthoplasty surgery, but I understand your frustration with the epicanthoplasty scar. I would consult with your surgeon for possible Kenalog injections to help ameliorate the appearance of your scar.

Chase Lay, MD · Answer

in this particular case I would say your doing fairly well and I don't see any problems with silicone tape therapy.  As the weeks and months go by I think she will find that the appearance of this will continue to improve.I wouldn't necessarily recommend any other treatment at this point but you should follow up with her surgeon.

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