Dr. Daniel Shapiro, a board certified plastic surgeon located in Scottsdale Arizona, weighs in on blurry vision after surgery and when contact lenses are a good idea. Dr. Shapiro is a certified eye surgeon by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has been asked many times about blurred vision and contact lenses post surgery. With some basic research, someone considering plastic surgery will quickly find that blurry vision after surgery is a common side effect of eye plastic surgery. This blurriness normally disappears after about one week to ten days. After the eye surgery, the healing process causes swelling and more tearing than usual, causing the patient's vision to feel less sharp. As Dr. Shapiro states, this is nothing to be alarmed about and is a natural occurrence after eye surgery.

However, when a newcomer to cosmetic eye surgery experiences these symptoms, alarm bells may ring in their heads to go get new glasses or have their vision checked. Dr. Shapiro settles these concerns by explaining the healing process after eye surgery. Often times, overthecounter antiinflammatory medicine such as ibuprofen will help bring the swelling down. If that does not work, Dr. Shapiro is able to do steroid drops. For most patients, overthecounter antiinflammatory pills will help keep the swelling under control until 710 days pass. At that point, vision should return back to normal for the patient.

A common question that patients ask Dr. Shapiro after eyelid surgery is when they can begin to wear their contact lenses again. Due to the nature of eye surgery and the delicate healing process, contacts are not advised until at least two weeks after the eye surgery. If a patient attempts to wear contact lenses before two weeks have passed, they will find taking them out will be difficult. This is due to the excessive swelling and tearing that occurs during the first 12 weeks post eye surgery. For the most comfortable recovery, contact lenses are not advised until after the suggested time frame passes.

For patients that are concerned about their swelling, or for those who have never experienced the post eye surgery process, Dr. Shapiro encourages them to call the office and seek out expert advice before attempting remedies on their own. Throughout Dr. Shapiro's 21 years as a cosmetic eye surgeon, he has seen many types of swelling all of which were able to be controlled through either overthecounter medication, steroid drops and icing the area. He stresses that the inflammatory process is normal, and that patients should not be alarmed when they see swelling after their eye surgery.

Cosmetic eye surgery is a big step for many patients, and the decision to have surgery should not be made lightly. Choosing a certified plastic surgery doctor is advised, as noncertified doctors might not have the credentials and skills to perform cosmetic eye surgery properly. Eye surgery that is done improperly the first time often requires additional surgery to correct the errors made initially by the first surgeon.


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Scottsdale, AZ 85253
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