Scarring After Upper Eye Lid Surgery

It's not unusual for patients to have noticeable scarring in the immediate post-operative period following blepharoplasty surgery. It's important to realize that all incisions heal with some scarring, but the eyelid skin has unique qualities that tend to minimize scarring.In the immediate post-operative period, eyelid incisions tend to be red and raised. These scars tend to respond nicely to massage and avoidance of sun exposure. Although keloids are unusual following eyelid surgery, hypertrophic scarring does rarely occur. Under these circumstances, gentle massage and rarely steroid injections will alleviate the problem.It's important for patients to maintain close contact with their plastic surgeon when hypertrophic scaring occurs. Your surgeon should be able to formulate a treatment plan that ultimately addresses this problem.

Three weeks after an upper eyelid blepharoplasty, the incisions are still in the earlier phases of maturation.  The redness will fade and the scar is likely to be much less of an issue.  Your Surgeon is correct that keloids do not form in the area around your eyes; the deltoid, chest and earlobe are typical areas where keloids can form.  

At this point, it really is too early to tell how your scars will appear once totally healed, which can take about a year or so. Yes, your scars are quite red and visible, but it’s still early and they will become less apparent as the weeks pass.