Blepharoplasty - How Long for Suture Removal? (photo)

I agree with my colleagues, get these suture out.  Call the office and raise hell.  The practice is possibly signed out to someone.  Perhaps there is a nurse in the office who can remove the suture.  Otherwise get a referral for suture removal.  Hawaii is only an email away.  The office can you someone to see.

In my practice I routinely removed sutures in 5 to 7 days. I would advise that you ask the doctor’s office to contact the doctor to confirm that 12 days would be an acceptable time. I would suspect that unless there was a clear indication for sutures to be removed this far out that the surgeon would prefer to have the sutures removed earlier. It is an option to consider having someone such as another physician or a nurse or related health professional who routinely performs this type of suture removal to perform this; however your physician should be kept aware of these activities.