Eye Whites Showing After Upper and Lower Eye Surgery
May 26, 2010
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I had upper and lower eye surgery done two weeks ago, the white portion is showing under each eye. Is it too soon to see final results or will this stay? Is there surgery to correct this.
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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.
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...