I have had eye lid surgery and have stitches with steri strips over. When can i take the steri strips off? (photo)

This would be the opportunity to surgically address any other unsatisfactory issues with your blepharoplasty such as lowering the upper eyelid crease, performing an anchor blepharoplasty to support the upper eyelid lashes. Generally it is best to wait a full 6 months after surgery for this work....

However, you are only a couple of weeks out from surgery. Try to let yourself heal here. There is no intervention to be done at the moment and time is very helpful. You are still swollen. Once you get a couple of months out, it will be much more clear what is related to the surgery and what was ...

Theoretically , upper blepharoplasty could be done at the same time as cataract removal. Many opthalmic surgeons routinely perform both procedures, but cataract surgery is not commonly performed by a plastic surgeon. None of the opthalmic surgeons that practice in my area perform the two ...

What is likely going on is that you have a droop of the left upper eyelid, and thus are compensating by using your forehead muscles to elevate your eyebrow to help the eyelid open up more. This compensation actually makes the eyelid asymmmetry look worse because more of the eyelid platform is...

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However, it is possible that surgery did not fully excise or drain the chalazia. Frankly this lesion should not be surgical addressed because it will cause a permanent and potential unsatisfactory scar in a highly visible location on the eyelid. This lesion is best addressed with a Kenalog...