How to take care of your eyes after double eyelid surgery

Double eyelid cutting is a plastic surgery project with little trauma, fine operation and immediate effect after surgery, to achieve the effect of drawing the eyes. If you don’t pay attention to care after surgery, it can also produce some unnecessary trouble affecting the effect, and even various problems. After the surgery, the doctor will generally use gauze to cover the surgical site to play the role of compression and absorption of blood leakage and protection of the incision, and use ice packs for cold compresses. Because ice will make the blood vessels of the eyelids constrict, prevent capillary bleeding, prevent post-operative bruising or swelling, and the low temperature will make the sensation weaken and reduce post-operative pain. When you open and close your eyes after eyelid surgery, there will be varying degrees of pain, but you should not be afraid to open your eyes or lie in bed with your eyes closed because of the pain, as this is not conducive to the formation of the eyelids and the decreasing of the swelling. Therefore, one hour after the surgery, you can open and close your eyes more often and work as usual, taking time not to strain your eyes too much. After surgery, you will need to apply ice for about 1-2 days and then switch to hot compresses, which will help with blood circulation and help reduce swelling. Care secrets two postoperative sitting and lying posture also need to pay attention to, do not do a long time to do bending action, read a book or lying down, and do not force “greatly” Oh, do not force lifting heavy objects, easy to cause bleeding, exudation, aggravate the swelling. Pay attention to the relaxed and head high position, sitting on a comfortable chair to rest, sleep also to pillow high head, help to reduce swelling as soon as possible. Care Secrets III Most oculoplastic surgery is a clean procedure, if there are signs of inflammation such as redness, swelling, heat and pain, be sure to face the doctor and use medication under the guidance of the doctor. Try to avoid getting the surgical site wet within 7 days after eyelid surgery, and avoid touching the surgical site with unclean hands to avoid bacterial infection. The surgical marks that heal after inflammation are especially obvious, and the inflammation may also affect the shape of the double eyelids, so pay attention to prevent inflammation. It is forbidden to take drugs that activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis after surgery. One week after stitch removal, you can apply anti-scar medication topically to reduce scar formation. Care Tips IV People who wear contact lenses should not wear them for 2-3 weeks after surgery according to medical advice, and should not rub their eyes with force. After double eyelid cutting, you can do eye opening exercise to keep eye tension, pay attention to keep upward posture, try to watch less TV and less internet, pay attention to eye rest. Care tips five incision method double eyelid forming surgery after about 5-7 days can be removed. It does not affect the general daily activities and simple work after the operation. Careful cleaning and disinfection of the incision area should be carried out before removing the stitches after surgery. You can get wet 24 hours after the stitches are removed, such as showering and washing your face. It generally takes about 1-6 months for the swelling of the eyelid to completely subside and become natural, and the recovery time is not exactly the same for everyone. Care Tip #6 Right after surgery, about 50% of people don’t look the same from side to side. Over 90% of this is due to the difference in swelling on both sides, so don’t always look in the mirror and be anxious for several months before the eyelid shape is completely set, but try to stay relaxed. A very small number of people also have a slight difference between the left and right sides after the swelling has gone down, but the left and right eyes of each person are not exactly the same, so the natural little difference is not an aesthetic problem and there is no need to get too upset about it. If it is very obvious, you need to fully communicate with your doctor and decide whether you need to adjust it. The last warm reminder: everyone’s own situation is different, the recovery time after surgery is also different, different double eyelid cosmetic surgery, post-operative swelling time is not the same, of course, can not be separated from the doctor’s rich experience in surgery. But to eliminate swelling faster, there is a direct relationship with post-operative care, so please follow the doctor’s instructions and wait for your beauty moment to come!