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However, all surgeons have their own protocol for when they prefer their patients to stop certain medications. So check with your surgeon.
Taking one naproxen 7 days prior to surgery shouldn't justify a postponement but I have no other medical information to base the advice. Consult your surgeon.
Unless you have some other bleeding abnormality, the NSAIDS taken 1 week preop will not have any bad effect on your surgery.
Yes, you can color your hair prior to eyelid surgery. I would probably wait a few weeks before coloring the hair following a blepharoplasty. Consult with your surgeon. Good luck!
When did you have the surgery done? Initially the scar may appear red, and possibly a little irregular. With time these issues will resolve. If a scar is hypertrophic, you may need a steroid injection. Biocorneum is a silicone based product so can help scars...
It appears that the second surgery made things better, even though not perfect. At this time, it is best to wait for complete healing (3-4 months) before deciding on another procedures. Another procedure may be possible.
I agree with Dr. Ladocsi that this would be an incredibly unusual complication. Even a temporary eyelid droop would be unusual. A consultation with an eyelid surgery expert would likely be very beneficial for you. You should bring photos from a time before the eyelid droop developed for...
Festoons are arguably the most difficult cosmetic problem that surgeons have to deal with. There are a variety of different approaches possible depending on the severity of the festoons. Very mild festoons may be improved with laser resurfacing, if you are the right skin type, and recently there...
In my practice are removed between 3 and 5 days, primarily to avoid the development of small whitehead (milia) or scars from the sutures themselves. But its done at the risk of the wound separating but it has never been a problem for me.