I am supposed to get a chalazion removed on my upper eyelid on Wed and was curious if it is safe for me to fly the next day. The flight is 27 hours after my surgery and is a short distance from LB ca to PHX az. I was curious if it would be safe or cause more swelling? A few years ago I got my wisdom teeth removed a month after I flew to London, the left side of my face became swollen from where they had removed my wisdom tooth... so I am scared what if my eye swells up and something goes wrong.
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While normally I see patients’ eyelid scars fade well before 3 months, each individual is different and it is possible that you’re simply healing slower than normal. In addition, you mention using a scar ointment day and night. It’s possible that the scar ointment is causing irritation which...
Without pictures it is hard to determine exactly what you are concerned about. However in general, the size of the eye itself does not typically change with age. We know that facial aging includes descent of the fat pads around the eyes, loss of cheekbone volume, laxity of the lower eyelids a...
For 3 days, you look to be healing as expected. However, since you are so uncomfortable, I would suggest that you schedule an appointment with your surgeon to be assessed in person. My best,
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