How to reduce swelling after double eyelid surgery

Loving beauty is undoubtedly what everyone wants to do. Therefore, double eyelid surgery has become a method that many girls with single eyelids often consider to turn their single eyelids into double eyelids. Since double eyelid surgery is effective quickly, many girls will choose to realize their dreams through double eyelid surgery. However, some people regret swelling after the surgery. So, how to reduce swelling after double eyelid surgery?

Generally speaking, it is very rare for eye swelling to occur as a side effect of double eyelid surgery. This depends on whether the female friend chooses the surgical method based on her own eye condition before undergoing the operation, because only a surgical method that is not suitable for her will cause eye swelling after double eyelid surgery.

Tools/Raw Materials

A towel, a wash basin, and anti-inflammatory ointment

Chilled cucumber, raw potato or mashed into paste for eye application, pillow high

Methods/Steps

Cold compress method:

Within 3 days after surgery: mainly apply local ice compresses, about 4 to 6 times a day, each time for half an hour. Ice compress can prevent hematoma and excessive swelling after surgery, and is the golden period for rapid recovery in the future. At this time, the wound must be kept as clean as possible. Every morning and evening, clean the wound carefully with a cotton swab dipped in saline solution, and then apply a thin layer of anti-inflammatory ointment.

Hot double method:

3~7 days after surgery: The affected area must be heated, with the frequency and duration being the same as ice compresses. The hot compress at this time can allow the peripheral blood circulation to quickly remove the blood stasis and swelling, which is conducive to the disappearance of hematoma. In addition, if you return to the doctor for a checkup and the doctor checks that there is no problem with the wound, you can resume washing your face with plain water. The affected area still needs to be protected with ointment to prevent infection. Usually the stitches can be removed smoothly within 1 week.

Some tips, very useful:

1. You can use a refrigerated cucumber with a slight skin tightening property, slice it and apply it on your eyelids and let it rest for ten minutes.

2 Thinly sliced ​​potatoes or mashed potatoes and apply them to the eyes for 15 minutes is also an effective way to reduce swelling.

3. Using several pillows and sleeping high will naturally reduce swelling.

4 Clean the eye circles carefully before going to bed. In addition, you need to pay attention to post-operative care. The stitches will be removed 5-7 days after buried suture double eyelid surgery. Sometimes there will be very small thread ends left in the wound after the stitches are removed. As time goes by, the thread ends will slowly push out or be absorbed by themselves.

How to reduce swelling after double eyelid surgery? Looking at the above, it is not difficult to find that the method to eliminate swelling after double eyelid surgery is not very difficult. It is recommended that women who want to be beautiful should pay attention to timely treatment if swelling occurs in the eyes after double eyelid surgery. In addition, the best way to prevent eye swelling is to make all kinds of preparations before and after the operation.