How soon can I have a shower after eyelid surgery?

Most surgeons will allow showering the next day after surgery for eyelids.  Shampoo and hair washing is fine.  The main concerns are infection (very rare with lid surgery and washing daily with soap and water should not increase the risk) as well as incisions coming apart.  It is best to pat the lids dry with a soft cloth and avoid rubbing the incisions for at least 1 week if not two.  Every surgeon has different recommendations and if it is not outlined in your post surgery instructions, then it might be worth mentioning to your surgeon at your next visit to add a note about that for future patients.

We allow patients to shower the day after eyelid surgery. I do tell them not to let the stream of water hit them directly in the surgical area. Just be careful drying the area and to be more delicate then normal.

Most patients can feel free to shower the day after their eyelid surgery. Just be sure to gently pat the eyelids dry to prevent complications.

I allow patients to shower the day after surgery. They should pat the incisions to dry them. You should confirm with your surgeon.

I personally let my patients shower the day after surgery, but please check with your surgeon. Everyone has different protocols.  Good luck, Jane (ps I have had one eyelid get infected in over 20 years, and that was a patient who admitted to frequently "picking" at the incision)

I tell my patients that can shower 24 hours after surgery.  They are to just pay dry the eye lids and apply ophthalmic antibiotic ointment over eye incisions 3x day for five days after surgery.  Of course you always want to consult with our surgeon first. 
Regards,Dr. Ernie Layton

I think most patients can shower the next day, since the eyelid incisions are short, closed fairly snugly, and subject to a much lower risk of intraoperative infection than certain other procedures. Obviously, you'd need to ask the surgeon doing your surgery, but eyelid incisions tend to heal very well from an infection/bleeding/wound breakdown standpoint.