Bandages
You will not have to be bandaged, except for some little pieces of gauze and tape at the time you leave the operating room.

Amount of pain
Moderate to medium. You will feel tension and irritation in your eyelids during some days. Your physician will advice you to take analgesics every 6 or 8 hours; this will bring great relief to you. Eye drops will also help you alleviate the feelings of discomfort.

Removal of the stitches
4 to 7 days after the surgery.

Bruises and swelling
They are moderate and last between two weeks and a month. They reach their peak during the first week and then they diminish progressively. Cold compresses greatly accelerate the healing process. During some days you will have to sleep with your head elevated, half seated.

Scars
Since they follow the natural lines of the eyelids (folds and wrinkles) they will be almost invisible once the healing process is completed.
Recovery

• You will have to rest at the hotel for 24 hours. You may be able to return to your social activities of job three or four days after the surgery. At first you may feel your eyes are too dry, you may experience irritation or itching. You may temporarily have double or blurred vision. You shouldn't be afraid, it's quite normal. During some days or weeks, your eyes may also be quite watery or become too sensitive to the light.
• You will not be able to wear contact lenses for two weeks approximately, and even after that period, once you may wear them again, you might not feel them as comfortable as before, but soon you will become used to them.
• Some people may experience depression during the recovery period. This is very usual after any kind of surgery, regardless of its triviality. You may even feel that you made a terrible mistake in deciding to have a surgery. But you shouldn't worry. Most of the people who today are happy and satisfied with the results of a surgery have also gone through that phase.

Possible risks and complications
It is very unlikely for a blepharoplasty to present any complications when performed by a qualified surgeon. However, every surgical procedure, regardless of its triviality, has some risks and we should always think of them as a possibility.

• Adverse reactions to anesthesia.
• Infections, although they are very unusual if you take the right antibiotics.
• Hypertrophic scars or keloids (excessive scar tissue due to genetic traits).
• At first, some patients find it difficult to close their eyes when sleeping. But this is usually temporary.
• Ectropion. This occurs when there was an excessive removal of skin and the lower eyelid turns outwards revealing the underlying tissue. It can be corrected by means of a second surgery. Sometimes, the eyes remain wide open resulting in a quite unnatural look. Usually, this tends to correct by itself during the healing process, and the eyelids will acquire a natural look as the tissues relax.
• An excessive removal of fat from the lower eyelids may produce a 'sunken eyes' effect.

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