Will double eyelid surgery cause swelling?

When doing double eyelid surgery in a beauty salon, minimally invasive technology is generally used. The patient will be given anesthesia and will feel pain all day long. Double eyelid surgery involves operating a knife on the skin, so it will definitely cause redness, swelling and pain after the operation. You must pay attention to avoid light, wear sunglasses, and take some anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent the wound from getting inflamed. After about a week, the redness, swelling and pain will disappear.

1. Swelling stage

The symptoms are most severe 1-3 days after surgery. There is slight pain in the wound, obvious swelling, tight eyelids, more secretions, and bleeding on the first day after the operation. These are all normal.

At this time, you can apply ice to the eyes to compress them, using the freezing principle to shrink the subcutaneous blood vessels and inhibit bleeding points. Because of the bleeding reaction on the first day after surgery, blood scabs will appear on the double eyelid wound. Don't be nervous. You still need to go to the hospital to change the dressing. The nurse will rinse your eyes with saline and then gently wipe off the blood scab with complex iodine.

2. Fast-moving consumer goods stage

4-9 days after surgery is a period of rapid swelling reduction. The changes are quite obvious on a daily basis. The redness and bruising around the wound will gradually fade to yellow. In addition, the wound will often feel itchy, which is a sign that the wound is healing.

This period is also the time to remove stitches. At this time, we must not touch our eyes with our hands, because it is easy to rub the wound. If it is really uncomfortable, use a cotton swab dipped in a little saline solution to gently wipe the eyes. There is no need for ice compress at this time, hot compress is recommended. Because at this time, hot compress will accelerate blood flow, shorten the recovery period, and recover faster.

3. Sustained consumption stage

The swelling continues to subside for 10-30 days after surgery.

Generally, the double eyelid effect will begin to be seen after ten days. However, due to the swelling, the double eyelids are generally slightly larger than normal. The shape and symmetry of the two eyes will be slightly different, so don't worry at this time.

Because during the operation, one side may have more fat, so it will require more treatment, and the bleeding will be greater. In addition, nothing in the world is exactly the same. It doesn't matter as long as the difference between the two eyes is not too big after the three-month recovery period. At this time, you must maintain a good mood and continue to apply hot compresses.

4. Stabilization phase

The basic morphology is stable from 31 to 180 days after surgery. The symptoms of discomfort after the operation were basically gone. However, due to the healing and recovery of the subcutaneous tissue of the wound, this is the time for scar hyperplasia. The area where the double eyelid line is located will become red, and the tissue will feel hard to the touch. Some people may even develop small lumps of flesh.

At this time, you must not always touch it with your hands, because the more you touch it, the greater the stimulation will be, and the more serious the scar hyperplasia will be. So before that, we can use scar softening cream when removing the stitches to reduce and inhibit the occurrence of scar hyperplasia.

5. Forming stage

The shaping stage is 180-365 days after surgery. At this time, the shape of the double eyelids has been completely formed, and there will be no discomfort or symptoms. However, if the shape is not particularly good at this time, you must remember to go to the hospital to communicate with the doctor for repair surgery according to the situation and personal requirements.

In short, if you experience any discomfort during the period, remember to communicate with your attending physician in a timely manner. If you want a more natural postoperative effect, you must follow the doctor's advice and do a good job of postoperative care!