Will crying while healing from an eyelid lift cause damage?

Cry all you want, just don't rub your eyes.  Gently dab the tears with a soft tissue. The greatest threat to a well done blepharoplasty is bleeding and hematoma.  Pre-operatively, avoid blood thinners such as aspirin, Vit E, fish oils, and anticoagulants.  Make sure your blood pressure is under control as the surgery may drive it up and promote bleeding.  Rest after surgery without stress or exercise to avoid bleeding for 10 days to be safe.  

In my opinion, crying will not cause damage but it usually comes with increased blood pressure which causes bruising and swelling.

Thank you for your question. Crying will not effect your outcome, however rubbing your eyes will. Gently dab with a cloth tissue. Hope you feel better. Best of luck, Dr. Heffernan

Crying after blepharoplasty will not directly effect the healing but indirectly it can. By that I mean most people that are crying keep rubbing and touching the eyelids which can certainly effect the healing process. Hope you feel better. Best wishes. 

Crying will not affect healing after blepharoplasty as long as you don´t rub your eyes heavily after. I usually recommend my patients to use artificial eyedrops to prevent dry eye and healing is great. For the most part, scars are not a big concern in either upper or lower blepharoplasty. 

Crying should not have any impact on the results of your surgery. If you have concerns, please discuss with your surgeon.  I have never had a patient where crying had any effect on their outcome.
Damon B. Chandler, MD
Harvard-Penn Trained Oculofacial Plastic Surgeon

Sorry, if you are crying. If you wipe the tears gently no harm will be done.All the best,Talmage Raine MD