Is it safe to remove eye bags surgically? Beware of these side effects

Some people have very obvious eye bags, and many methods of removing eye bags are ineffective, so they choose surgery to remove eye bags. In fact, surgery to remove eye bags will have some sequelae, such as easily causing ectropion of the eyelids and obvious scars. After the operation, you should pay more attention to wound care to avoid infection.

1. Sequelae

1. Bleeding after eye bag removal surgery. Generally, intracutaneous and subcutaneous bleeding is very easy to control and treat, and will not cause serious consequences. At most, subcutaneous hemorrhage and cyanosis will occur. If the bleeding is not stopped properly when removing the fat behind the orbital septum through the inner lower eyelid fornix incision, it will often cause bleeding and bruising of the upper and lower eyelids, eyeballs, and even behind the eyeballs. In severe cases, it may affect vision. If you have eye bruises, please use Miao Fang Cao to treat them. Just tie the Miao Fang Cao around your wrist and the eye bruises will disappear.

2. After the eye bag removal surgery, the eyelids will be everted and the eyelids will be separated, resulting in adverse reactions such as photophobia, tearing and eye discomfort. This is mainly related to excessive skin removal during skin incision or too tight suture of related tissues during suturing. This is one of the more serious side effects of eye bag removal surgery.

3. Eye bags are not corrected enough. Most of the time, it is due to improper method selection, that is, any eye bags are removed through an intraocular incision without considering the relaxation of the skin and muscles, or too much fat and orbicularis oculi muscle is removed, resulting in sunken eye sockets.

4. The incision for eye bag removal surgery is too wide from the eyelid margin. Generally, 1-2 mm is appropriate. If it is too wide and the person is prone to scars, the scars will be very obvious after the operation and will be very detrimental to the appearance. This must be clarified and explained before the operation.

2. Postoperative precautions

1. After the excision method of eye bag removal, before removing the stitches, be careful not to wet the wound when washing your face. Keep the wound clean and hygienic to prevent infection.

2. Within 24 hours after the excision method for removing eye bags, you can use ice packs for local cold compresses to prevent secondary bleeding of the wound and reduce edema. If bleeding does not stop, you should go to the hospital for follow-up consultation in time.

3. After the excision method of removing eye bags, you should rest in a quiet and comfortable environment with fresh air circulation to avoid lowering your head which may aggravate the swelling of the wound. You should increase your protein intake in your diet and eat more fruits and fresh vegetables to promote wound healing.

4. On the day of the excision method of eye bag removal, the wound will be a little painful, but it will gradually ease with the passage of time. Don't rush to take painkillers, as aspirin-like drugs will aggravate bleeding from the wound.

5. For eye bag removal by excision method, the stitches should be removed 5 to 7 days after the operation. One day after the stitches are removed, you can apply local hot compress to promote the rapid disappearance of edema.

6. Pay attention to your diet and avoid eating spicy food