Had upper eyelid surgery 6 days ago, The eyes have been very sensitive to light, last night though while sleeping I woke up with me eyes like something was in it scratching it, and is now continuing throughout the day, it's bloodshot and non stop watering and I can not open it due to the scratching irritation,I'm taking fake eye tear drops and also drops for infection, I'm having stitches out tomorrow but from a different doctors because I went overseas for my op as I live on a very small island
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February 14, 2018
Answer: You need to be immediately assessed by an ophthalmologist.
I can understand your concern. You have a considerable way to go. You will get improvement with time, but it is difficult to know if you will achieve complete eyelid closure with conservative treatments alone. At this point I would be in close communication with your surgeon. Stret...
The sutures used for this surgery work by stimulating collagen. The “scarring” is what holds the tissue in place. After 3 months your body will naturally breakdown most of this tissue and the bumps will smooth out. Hope this helps and best of luck.
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