Is it okay to use silicone scar gel on the eyelids after an upper blepharoplasty?

Silicone scar gel can help improve the appearance of surgical scars.  There is no downside to using it on the lids.  Lid skin usually heals well on its' own, but may speed up the healing with the gel.  Just use a little each time. 

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

You did not provide a photo and I have not had an opportunity to personally examine you. However, time is very helpful with many issues. Scar gel is not worth the effort. Scars can be ropy initially and with time settle down. Rarely 5-FU can be used if they are hypertrophic. Talk with your actual surgeon about this issue rather than strangers who don't know your details.

As noted below the upper eyelid incision usually heals very well without a cream/gel. If you want to use it on your eye please make sure that your surgeon is comfortable with it, though it should not "hurt" anything.

Dear Jelllyb, Eyelid incisions heal very nicely and there should be no need for silicone scar gel on blepharoplasty incisions. Speak with your surgeon and discuss any concerns you may have. Best regards, Michael V. Elam, M.D.