Are There Things Than Can Speed Up the Recovery from Eyelid Surgery?

Hello! Thank you for your question! The recommendations for the use of these homeopathic medications are surgeon preference. I typically suggest the use of Arnica Montana to decrease swelling and bruising. It is an herbal medication that is propagated from the seeds of an herb. I, as well as my patients, have seen some benefit with the treatment in the postoperative period. Although there is little evidence to its effectiveness, I believe there is some benefit, and no harm. I recommend 4-5 tablets under the tongue 4x/day for 3-5 days prior and 5-7 days after the procedure. Hope that this helps! Best wishes!

The best thing to do after eyelid surgery is to ice the surgical area, I recommend 15 min every hour whenever you can, especially for the first three days. But you don't need to stay up to do icing of course. And also over the counter Arnica is liked by a lot of my patients as a dietary supplement after surgery to decrease bruising and swelling.

There are several things such as ice, arnica or bromelain, steroids, etc but also the technique of the eyelid procedure is critical. 

It's not unusual for patients to be worried about recovery times following blepharoplasty surgery. Delayed recovery is almost always related to prolonged swelling and bruising. For this reason, every effort should be made to minimize the potential for these complications.





It's, therefore, important to avoid the use of drugs that inhibit platelet function before and after surgery. Drugs in this category include Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Aleve and Motrin.





In the immediate post-operative period, patients should utilize iced saline compresses and maintain elevation of the head. It's also important to maintain a low salt diet, high protein diet following surgery. Although no scientific data is available, many surgeons recommend Arnica Montana to minimize bruising in the post-operative period.





When these steps are taken, recovery times following blepharoplasty surgery are optimized. Despite this, the vast majority of patients need seven to ten days to fully recover.

The best thing you can do is to follow your surgeon's pre- and post-operative care and try not to rush the healing process.  Sleep elevated and apply cold compresses to the area as much as possible. Eat a protein-based diet and don't skip meals and take Arnica.  Avoid pulling/tugging and scratching the eyes.

Bromalaine and Arnika are 2 great herbal supplements we recommend taking beforehand and after procedure. These can be found at your local vitamin store. Also, head elevation and cold compresses really do make a big difference in how you heal after the procedure.