Is it necessary to put any kind of cream or ointment or scar cream on eyelids after Asian eyelid surgery?

Plastic surgery scars require attention after surgery so that they remain cosmetically-appealing and barely noticeable. In our office, we use a protocol for scars that minimizes their activity in the 6-8 weeks after surgery. If you have late plastic surgery scars, you may also require laser and RF therapy to help reduce the longterm effects of the scarring. Keloids, hypertrophic scars, widened scars, red scars, and hyperpigmented scars all require scar modulation with topical creams followed by lasers and RF therapy. Topical skincare should be directed to a specific need, whether for pigmentation or hypertrophy and our office can guide you through the process to obtain the correct Plato’s Scar cream or Melarase cream for hypertrophy and discoloration. In terms of lasers, we would employ the vbeam laser for redness, Venus Viva RF, PRP microneedling, chemical peels, and Morpheus 8, fractional erbium, or fractional co2. All of these have their individual benefits. Most of all, we recommend you visit a solid plastic surgeon who understands surgical scar revision, laser therapy, and RF therapy for scars.

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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Thank you for sharing the question about post-operative care following Asian blepharoplasty. Antibiotic ointment should be applied for one week following surgery. If there seems to be any sign of inflammation or significant scar formation, then steroid cream can be used for a couple of weeks. Moisturizing sunblock and sunglasses should be used for a few months following surgery.Good luck.

Generally, I recommend using ointment on the lids four times daily for the first week then discontinuing.  Because lids have such good blood supply infections are not common.  I wouldn't use cream on the eyelid to help soften the crease.  The crease is important to allow the lid to fold over it.