Is it necessary to put any kind of cream or ointment (like Vaseline or Bacitracin) or scar cream on eyelids after Asian eyelid surgery? And if yes, for how long? And what does it do? Does it soften the eyelid crease and help make it heal faster?
February 6, 2016
Answer: Scar management after Asian blepharoplasty Hello jolie77! Typically, antibiotic ointment is used daily during the first week after surgery until the sutures are removed. If you are allergic to antibiotic ointment, then you can use vaseline. These are used to keep the fresh incision moist so as to facilitate healing. At around 2 weeks after surgery, most of my patients would start applying scar gel and/or sunscreen on the scar for scar management. The scar gel can be applied for 2-4 months. Hope that helps.
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February 6, 2016
Answer: Scar management after Asian blepharoplasty Hello jolie77! Typically, antibiotic ointment is used daily during the first week after surgery until the sutures are removed. If you are allergic to antibiotic ointment, then you can use vaseline. These are used to keep the fresh incision moist so as to facilitate healing. At around 2 weeks after surgery, most of my patients would start applying scar gel and/or sunscreen on the scar for scar management. The scar gel can be applied for 2-4 months. Hope that helps.
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September 16, 2018
Answer: Scar gel after Asian blepharoplasty Jolie77, where is your surgeon? I think this is the second or third question we answered about healing for you. LOL in general it's good to use oint whether it be anabiotic appointment or Vaseline for the first five days. After that it's best to leave it off and don't use scar gel for the incision. Just treat it gently, clean and only, and moisturizer normal. many people think scar cream helps the eyelid incision and it does not. In fact keeping eyelid skin moist can irritate it so stay away from that after your sutures are removed. Chase Lay MD Asian eyelid surgery s
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September 16, 2018
Answer: Scar gel after Asian blepharoplasty Jolie77, where is your surgeon? I think this is the second or third question we answered about healing for you. LOL in general it's good to use oint whether it be anabiotic appointment or Vaseline for the first five days. After that it's best to leave it off and don't use scar gel for the incision. Just treat it gently, clean and only, and moisturizer normal. many people think scar cream helps the eyelid incision and it does not. In fact keeping eyelid skin moist can irritate it so stay away from that after your sutures are removed. Chase Lay MD Asian eyelid surgery s
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