I don't know what to do with the broken blue sutures of my blepharoplasty left under the skin?

October 15, 2015
Asked By:athinapar in Greece, GR

Two weeks ago I had blepharoplasty in my upper and lower eye-lids. Unfortunately the suture in my left upper eye lid was broke and some pieces of it are visible under the skin.Do you think that it is better to take this sutures off with a second surgery or to leave them inside the skin? and if I leave them in what do you think about the bruising which has no improvement after fifteen days. Is this insisting bruising due the small suture pieces left near the incision?

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October 19, 2015

Answer: Keep contact with your doctor

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October 19, 2015

Answer: Keep contact with your doctor

October 16, 2015

Answer: Retained suture

Ronald J. Edelson, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 16, 2015

Answer: Retained suture

Ronald J. Edelson, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
October 18, 2015

Answer: Sutures

David S. Felder, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
October 18, 2015

Answer: Sutures

David S. Felder, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology

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October 16, 2015

Answer: Suture under skin

John J. Martin, Jr., MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
October 16, 2015

Answer: Suture under skin

John J. Martin, Jr., MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
October 16, 2015

Answer: Blepharoplasty Sutures

Samuel Baharestani, MD, FACSOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
October 16, 2015

Answer: Blepharoplasty Sutures

Samuel Baharestani, MD, FACSOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology

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