The appointment was set before surgery, according to when the doctor is in the office. I am 64, and my skin in general is thin. I saw the doctor 2 days postop and was told I am healing extremely well.
February 25, 2016
Answer: My surgeon is going to remove my upper eyelid sutures 9 days after blepharoplasty. Is this too long to wait? Thank you for your question. Depending on the technique of suturing used, it is unlikely to have a significant effect on your results, but I tend to remove sutures at 5 days after surgery to prevent any additional scarring. Hope this helps.
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February 25, 2016
Answer: My surgeon is going to remove my upper eyelid sutures 9 days after blepharoplasty. Is this too long to wait? Thank you for your question. Depending on the technique of suturing used, it is unlikely to have a significant effect on your results, but I tend to remove sutures at 5 days after surgery to prevent any additional scarring. Hope this helps.
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February 25, 2016
Answer: Generally this is longer than idea. However, if your surgeon used a laser to make your incisions, extra time is needed because the laser devitalizes the skin edge. For that reason, removing sutures in this circumstance too early (before about day 9 or 10) the edges of the wound can separate. If your surgeon did not use a laser, then they developed a bad habit of leaving stitiches in too long. This can cause an angry blepharoplasty incision line or even cysts. So would you be better off having the stitches removed at day 6 or day 9? In the long run, this is a minor time difference and it is likely you will be fine or have only minor issues with this small difference in time.
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February 25, 2016
Answer: Generally this is longer than idea. However, if your surgeon used a laser to make your incisions, extra time is needed because the laser devitalizes the skin edge. For that reason, removing sutures in this circumstance too early (before about day 9 or 10) the edges of the wound can separate. If your surgeon did not use a laser, then they developed a bad habit of leaving stitiches in too long. This can cause an angry blepharoplasty incision line or even cysts. So would you be better off having the stitches removed at day 6 or day 9? In the long run, this is a minor time difference and it is likely you will be fine or have only minor issues with this small difference in time.
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