Why AntiScar Creams Should Not be Used During Upper Eyelid Surgery Healing

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More on upper eyelid surgery: https://eyelifts.com/upper-eyelid-sur... • For more about Dr. Prasad's training and background, please go to: • https://eyelifts.com/about-dr-prasad-... • A lady underwent an upper blepharoplasty and wants to know how long it will take for the incision scars to fade. She states she’s applying Kelo-Cote twice a day. • New York oculoplastic and reconstructive surgeon Amiya Prasad, M.D. reviews her concerns in this video, and explains why raised incisions are a normal part of the healing process, and that it is important not to interfere with the healing process with anti-scar creams as they can make it worse: • 1:03 — Dr. Prasad details his background training in cosmetic oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery, as well as his experience as an eye surgery specialist • 1:46 — Dr. Prasad briefly assesses this lady’s case • 2:09 — How Dr. Prasad often has to dissuade patients from preventing keloid formation • 2:41 — How it is normal for an incision to look raised and thick in the first month of healing • 3:03 — How interfering with this early part of the healing process can cause damage • 3:20 — Dr. Prasad explains what exactly goes on during the proliferative and remodeling stages of wound healing • 4:10 — Dr. Prasad shares what the follow-up and aftercare procedures are like in his practice, including dos and don’ts • 4:48 — How darker skin is prone to keloid formation, but good technique and good closure can allow for good post-surgery healing • 5:29 — Dr. Prasad’s recommendation • CONNECT WITH US! • Facebook ▸▸▸ www.facebook.com/DrAmiyaPrasad • Twitter ▸▸▸ twitter.com/@AmiyaPrasadMD • Tumblr ▸▸▸ dramiyaprasad.tumblr.com • Pinterest ▸▸▸ www.pinterest.com/amiyaprasadmd • Prasad Cosmetic Surgery ▸▸▸ www.prasadcosmeticsurgery.com • Eyelifts ▸▸▸ www.eyelifts.com

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