The recovery after almost all eyelid surgeries is the same: painless bruised eye for 7-10 days. The patient can see after surgery since no patches involved. The limitations are no heavy lifting or exercising for 7-10 days. The follow up after surgery is one week after the procedure.
I always see my surgical patients the morning after their surgery. This is to ensure that everything is starting to heal as it should -- and because this is a time to answer any questions since on the day of the surgery itself, the patient is often a little groggy and might not remember answers or instructions. I use dissolving sutures on the entire lower eyelid, which dissolve in about a week, so no sutures have to be removed from this area, but 6 days out from surgery there are small sutures that have to be removed from the upper eyelid. Beyond 6 days out from surgery, there is no need for the surgeon to do anything else, but typically the surgeon wants to see you again once all bruising and swelling has gone away (at least one month out -- although most swelling and bruising is gone within a couple of weeks). Then again at maybe 6 to 12 months out to document the final final result for your records and to see if you're OK with educating others with your before and after photos, which should be TOTALLY your choice.
