“How do you wash your face after eye surgery?”

There are probably as many answers to this question as there are eye surgeons and different types of eye surgery. Suffice it to say, you should follow the instructions of the surgeon and his/her staff. Whatever you do, do not apply pressure to the eye that just had surgery.

You can shower or wash your hair the day after surgery. You can resume washing your face the day after your surgery while being careful to not touch your eye. Keep water, soap, shampoo, hair spray, and shaving lotion out of your eye, especially for the first week. Do not rub or put pressure

Thank you for your question. It really depends on what eye surgery you had, and best consult your eye surgery. However, here are some general tips which you may find beneficial for the first week following your procedure: 1. Keep water and soap directly away from your eyes for the first week. 2. Do not splash water directly on your face. 3. Do not touch or rub your eye. 4 Use a damp clean wash cloth to carefully dab your face. 5. Have eye closed if possible when cleaning the face.

It depends on the type of surgery. For LASIK or Cataract/RLE I recommend not getting any water in the eyes or soap for the first 72 hours.