I had an upper eye lift 11 days ago. Can I put cocoa butter or vitamin e on the scar?

Thank you for sharing your question. It probably would do no harm and might be beneficial to apply cocoa butter or vitamin E to the incision scars. Sunblock and sunglasses are more important. Good luck with the recovery.

Hi Pacobodie,Thanks for your question. Glad to hear that your outcome is going well since your concern is just the scar. At 11 days your incision is closed but still in the early stages of healing with the scar strength likely no more than 25% strong. Be gentle with whatever you are applying to your incision. Vit E and/or Cocco Butter should help because of the massage factor to the incision. Please check with your surgeon. I usually recommend silicone gel with sunscreen since it has some science behind it. Good luck and be careful with the pressure that you place on your incision.Sincerely,Carlos Mata MD, MBA, FACS

You should ask  your surgeon what they would like you to.  Although these should be fine, they may have something they prefer.  Vitamin E has been shown to be no better than vaseline for a scar, and some people have sensitivity to vitamin E and it can cause inflammation.