Double eyelid scar and epicanthoplasty failed. What's my best option? (Photo)

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I did the double eyelid surgery, and epicanthoplasty at my inner and outer corner on 2012. I am suffering from the appearance of scar on my eyelids, its looks horrible and unnatural and i am always anxious and depressed if people comments about my eyelids. I just wondering if this kind of eyelid scar and the scar bump can be treated?

Andrew Choi, MD · Answer

I am sorry that you have to go through this unhappy outcome. Looking your photos, there is slight asymmetry on fold size which can be easily corrected. Bump on the eyelid, this  may be due  to either suture or scar. This also can be corrected easily but you have to go through another revision surgery.Though your overall look is not terribly bad. So you have to consider another risk when you decide another surgery.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and RF therapy to help reduce the longterm effects of the scarring. Keloids, hypertrophic scars, widened scars, red scars, and hyperpigmented scars all require scar modulation with topical creams followed by lasers and RF therapy. Topical skincare should be directed to a specific need, whether for pigmentation or hypertrophy and our office can guide you through the process to obtain the correct Plato’s Scar cream or Melarase cream for hypertrophy and discoloration. In terms of lasers, we would employ the vbeam laser for redness, Venus Viva RF, PRP microneedling, chemical peels, and Morpheus 8, fractional erbium, or fractional co2. All of these have their individual benefits. Most of all, we recommend you visit a solid plastic surgeon who understands surgical scar revision, laser therapy, and RF therapy for scars. 
 
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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Eric In Choe, MD · Answer

The scars usually heal well after asian eyelid surgeries and rarely require revisions. It may be worth doing a scar revision procedure as there is a high chance of improving the quality of your scar, specially if this is giving you a emotional stress.

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