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How long does it usually take for double eyelid surgery to recover? Matters needing attention in double eyelid surgery
Double eyelid surgery is a common and simple plastic surgery. Nowadays, many people have had double eyelid surgery, but after all, double eyelid surgery is a surgical operation, so we still need to pay attention to many matters before and after the operation. So, how long can double eyelid surgery recover after operation? What should I pay attention to after operation?

1, how long is the recovery period?

First of all, double eyelid surgery is an outpatient operation and does not need to be hospitalized. You can go home after the operation that day.

The recovery period varies from person to person, but generally speaking, the swelling is basically reduced within one week after operation, but it is absolutely impossible to completely return to nature. It will take at least two weeks to get to the point where you can visit relatives and friends; If you want to go out beautifully, you have to recover for at least three weeks. Need to wait patiently for postoperative swelling. If your recovery period needs to be short, you need to choose a surgical method that is most suitable for your recovery period when communicating with your doctor before operation.

2. How to care for the wound after operation?

Remove stitches 7 days after operation, and then you can wash your face and make up. Generally, the dressing needs to be changed two or three times after operation, and the gauze on the eyelid should be changed on the first day after operation. Many people will ask, can you see after the operation? Of course. Because the gauze after the operation is covered on the eyelid, it will not cover the eye field of vision. It is generally recommended to change gauze after operation and press it for about 2 days. Then you can expose the double eyelid line without gauze. Wash the blood scab at the suture with normal saline in time. You can wipe your face with a towel two days after the operation, not absolutely without water.

3. What kind of surgery has the best effect?

There is no "best surgical method" in plastic surgery, only "the most suitable surgical method for you", otherwise there is only one surgical method left now? The choice of operation mode and method is the most discussed and concerned issue with doctors before operation. It's better to have your own expectations. If you don't have your own expectations, you can consult a professional doctor and choose the most suitable surgical plan according to your own situation and needs. You can also take some photos of your favorite eye shape and discuss them with your doctor. Of course, everyone's basic conditions are different, and it is difficult for eastern faces to make a western vision, so you should not aim too high.

4. Will the operation leave scars?

Even the best plastic surgeon in the world will not guarantee that there will be no scar after operation, but can only say that it will be controlled in an inconspicuous range. Scar is a worldwide problem. As long as it is a person, as long as it is a surgical incision on the surface of the skin, it will produce scars, but whether the scars are obvious or not, you can't see clearly without looking carefully.

Many people think they are scarred, but they are not. There are still a few people with scar constitution. Generally, there is a prominent scar on a certain part of the body, which is red and rises from the skin surface, itchy and uncomfortable. The doctor will tell you if it is scar constitution after seeing it.

5. Is scar ointment effective?

It has a certain curative effect. Fading scars is helpful, but it can't completely remove scars. In addition, laser scar removal technology also has certain effect. There are many ways to shorten the recovery period and reduce scars after plastic surgery. You can ask the doctor carefully.

6, the best operating season

The surgical effect and recovery speed have nothing to do with the season. It's just that I can't take a bath in summer because the incision hasn't healed, which may bring inconvenience to my life. People mistakenly think that surgery in summer is easy to get inflamed, and the operation is carried out under very strict conditions, and infection rarely occurs.

7. Can an operation be performed during menstruation?

Surgery is not allowed during menstruation, and it is not recommended to do any plastic surgery during menstruation.

8. How long can I apply cold compress after operation?

Usually 48 hours after operation belongs to the stage of skin swelling. In the meantime, it is best to use cold compress to reduce swelling. After 48-72 hours, the swelling will gradually decrease, and hot compress can be used to promote blood circulation. Whether it is 48 hours or 72 hours depends on the specific situation of swelling.

9. You can have nose plastic surgery at the same time.

Can be done at the same time, can be done together to reduce swelling, has no effect on each other's surgical results.

10, not suitable for double eyelid surgery.

1, people with too small eyes

If the eyes are too small and the blepharoptosis is less than 28 mm, it is easy to make the blepharoptosis unnatural and obviously widen, giving people a round and unnatural feeling.

2, naked eye bubble.

The naked eye is characterized by a thick upper eyelid and many flesh sacs. If you cut double eyelids, it is easy to make your eyes dim and uncoordinated, and the effect is not ideal.

3. People with scar constitution

People with scar constitution are characterized by leaving scars easily. If you do double eyelid surgery, you will leave obvious scars on your eyelids. In addition to cutting double eyelids, people with scar constitution are not suitable for any operation, even if the skin is damaged at ordinary times, it is easy to leave scars.

People over 4.40 years old

People over 40 are not recommended to be double eyelid surgery. People over 40 years old have loose eyelids, and when they open their eyes, there are many deep wrinkles. At this time, if you cut double eyelids, it will increase eyelid wrinkles and the surface will be uneven. Especially if the surgical technique is not good, the surgical risk is quite high.

5. People with eye diseases

If you are suffering from eye diseases, whether it is pinkeye, conjunctivitis, keratitis or other eye diseases, you are not suitable for double eyelid surgery, which will easily lead to postoperative infection, aggravate eye diseases, and the postoperative effect is not satisfactory.

6. People with round eyes

Round eyes themselves don't give people the feeling that their eyes are very small, and the width from top to bottom exceeds that of ordinary eyes. If you do double eyelids, it is likely to give people the feeling of "hanging eyes".

7, goldfish eyes.

If it is a goldfish eye, its own eyeball will be raised, and then cutting double eyelids will make the eyeball more raised, which will make people's facial features more uncoordinated and affect the aesthetic feeling.