What treatment would you recommend for chemosis?

The answer depends on the cause of chemosis and how long you had it.  See my link on chemosis. Discuss with your surgeon or ophthalmologist.

Post-operative Chemosis is swelling and inflammation of the conjunctiva after eyelid surgery. Just like the eyelids swell after eyelid surgery, the conjunctiva can also swell. The conjunctiva is the clear membrane that coats your eye’s outer surface. Most of the time chemosis occurs in a small area on the outside corner of the sclera (the white part of your eye).

Treatment: The simplest and initial approach to resolving chemosis is management of any dryness of the eyes.
- Artificial tears (liquid or gel drops) should be used at least every hour during the day. Use whatever drops give you the best eye comfort levels.
- At night, the eye should be covered with a bland ophthalmic ointment (eg. Lacrilube), or (if prescribed) medicated Hycor steroid ointment.
- Medicated drops that reduce inflammation can be commenced during the day.
- If dryness or chemosis persist you will need review without delay.

Chemosis is a severe form of swelling that occasionally occurs following blepharoplasty surgery. This swelling typically involves the conjunctiva and sclera. It has the appearance of blistering with associated pinkish discoloration.In most cases, it resolves in one to two weeks following surgery. It tends to respond nicely to iced compresses and steroid drops. In some cases, procedures designed to drain and decompress the conjunctiva may be necessary. It's essential to avoid drying of the conjunctiva and sclera. For this reason, tarsorrhaphy procedures and eye patches are occasionally utilized as well.When this situation arises, it's important to contact your plastic surgeon as soon as possible. Your surgeon should be able to outline a treatment plan that results in resolution of this problem.

Thank you for the question. Chemosis is the swelling of the conjunctiva (the mucous covering of the eye.) It occurs on occasion with lower eyelid surgery. Treatments often tried are cold compresses, chilled artificial tears and steroid eye drops. If those treatments are not effective then a small incision into the conjunctiva might be helpful. It usually resolves within a few months. 

There are many ways to treat chemosis. The simplest way is topical steroid drops for short duration of time. Another effective ways to ask "drain the chemosis" by making a little incision into the conjunctiva to help reduce the swelling. Another way that is a little bit more daunting, it would be to actually suture the outer edge of the upper and lower eyelids together to cover the chemosis to allow it to resolve. Speak with your surgeon concerning the best ways to your chemosis.