I booked a flight for home immediately--about 2-3 hours after my eyelid surgery. I'm flying from Southern California (where my surgeon is) back home to San Francisco. Now I'm concerned that flying on a plane at high altitudes can have some kind of effect on the start of my healing process. I will be following the post-op healing instructions once I get home, but I am especially concerned since I am undergoing eyelid surgery and being in an aircraft tends to dry out eyes.
December 21, 2009
Answer: Flying after blepharoplasty Let me add to the bulk of opinions here. I, too, would strongly recommend against flying immediately after the procedure. It's not the cabin pressure that I'm worried about, it's the lack of access to your surgeon for follow up in the next day or two and the complete lack of access to care while in the air (think bleeding complications, blindness, acute angle closure glaucoma, etc.) There is no E.R. in the air and there is no surgeon to evaluate you.
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December 21, 2009
Answer: Flying after blepharoplasty Let me add to the bulk of opinions here. I, too, would strongly recommend against flying immediately after the procedure. It's not the cabin pressure that I'm worried about, it's the lack of access to your surgeon for follow up in the next day or two and the complete lack of access to care while in the air (think bleeding complications, blindness, acute angle closure glaucoma, etc.) There is no E.R. in the air and there is no surgeon to evaluate you.
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December 19, 2009
Answer: You should not fly 3 hours after your Blepharoplasty Surgery. Boarding an airplane 2-3 hours after blepharoplasty is completely unnecessary, and should be avoided. Rushing to the airport, passing through security, along with the stress involved with this plan could increase your risk of hematoma. If you're attached to your surgeon, then stay in Southern CA till your sutures are removed, around 3 or 4 days after surgery.
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December 19, 2009
Answer: You should not fly 3 hours after your Blepharoplasty Surgery. Boarding an airplane 2-3 hours after blepharoplasty is completely unnecessary, and should be avoided. Rushing to the airport, passing through security, along with the stress involved with this plan could increase your risk of hematoma. If you're attached to your surgeon, then stay in Southern CA till your sutures are removed, around 3 or 4 days after surgery.
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