How long should I avoid eating after double eyelid surgery?

After having double eyelid surgery, many friends think that they have suffered "painful pain", so they will eat and drink lavishly to reward themselves. But this approach is wrong. After double eyelid surgery, the skin will swell. Many foods will stimulate wound healing and prolong swelling. Generally speaking, the swelling will subside within 30-180 days, especially in the first month, when you need to avoid certain foods.

So what can’t you eat after double eyelid surgery?

1. Seafood: mainly includes hairtail, yellow croaker, pomfret, clam meat, shrimp, crab and other aquatic products. Most of these foods are salty, cold and fishy. For those with allergies, they can easily induce allergic diseases such as asthma and urticaria. At the same time, they can also easily induce skin diseases such as sores, swelling and toxins.

2. Edible fungi: mainly mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, etc. Overeating of this kind of food can easily cause wind and yang, triggering chronic diseases such as liver yang headache, liver wind dizziness, etc. In addition, it can easily induce or aggravate skin sores and swelling.

3. Vegetables: mainly bamboo shoots, mustard greens, pumpkin, spinach, etc. These foods are prone to induce skin sores and swelling.

4. Fruits: Mainly peaches, apricots, ginkgo, mangoes, bayberries, cherries, lychees, melons, etc. Predecessors have pointed out that eating too many peaches can easily cause heat, carbuncle, sore, ulcer, furuncle, worm and other diseases; eating too many apricots can cause carbuncle and furuncle, and hurt the tendons and bones.

5. Poultry and livestock: mainly roosters, chicken heads, pork heads, goose meat, chicken wings, chicken feet, donkey meat, deer meat, beef, mutton, dog meat, goose eggs, duck eggs, etc. This kind of food is active and ascending in nature. Eating it can easily cause wind and raise yang, triggering chronic diseases such as liver yang headache, liver wind dizziness, etc. In addition, it can easily induce or aggravate skin sores and swelling.

You cannot eat raw or irritating food after double eyelid surgery. Some seafood and other allergenic foods are also not allowed. Avoid spicy food, seafood, tobacco, alcohol and other irritating foods, because these foods can easily cause inflammation of the wound, leading to swelling of the upper eyelid, pus discharge, and ulceration, which is not conducive to wound recovery and can easily leave scars.

What should I eat after double eyelid surgery?

1. First of all, after double eyelid surgery, you should eat more protein-rich foods and ensure sufficient protein intake, such as lean pork, fish, eggs, bean products, etc. At the same time, balanced supplementation of various nutrients can help the patient strengthen his physical fitness and contribute to recovery after double eyelid surgery.

What should I not eat after double eyelid surgery?

2. After double eyelid surgery, you should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. This is not only good for preventing constipation after double eyelid surgery, but some cool fruits and vegetables can reduce the occurrence of eye inflammation and have a good effect on wound repair.

What should I not eat after double eyelid surgery?

3. Eat more foods containing zinc after double eyelid surgery. Because zinc deficiency can reduce the function of fiber cells, and zinc can combine with vitamin C to participate in the synthesis of collagen in the body, enhance resistance, and promote wound healing after double eyelid surgery. Zinc is mainly found in foods such as corn, radishes, mushrooms, nuts, animal liver, fungus, kelp, eggs, meat, whole grains, and nuts.

What should I not eat after double eyelid surgery?

In addition, after double eyelid surgery, drink more boiled water during the day to promote metabolism, and pay attention to ultraviolet protection. It is best to isolate and protect yourself from the sun in the morning and evening before going out to prevent the sun from damaging the new skin and delaying wound recovery.

You cannot go online immediately after double eyelid surgery to ensure that your eyes have enough rest time. In addition, you must ensure that you do not watch TV or read newspapers within 1 week after the double eyelid surgery. It is best to rest in a semi-recumbent position in bed to avoid excessive eye fatigue or a low head position that may aggravate wound swelling.

The duration of hematoma after double eyelid surgery is related to how the patient is cared for after the surgery. You can choose ice packs for cold compresses after double eyelid surgery, and switch to hot compresses after the stitches are removed. Do eye-opening exercises as soon as possible after removing the gauze. It promotes blood circulation to the eye muscles and surrounding tissues, reducing and gradually eliminating swelling at the surgical site.