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What is prescribed after eyelid surgery?

I am a 45 year old female and I will have eyelid surgery. What is prescribed after eyelid surgery?

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The post operative care for eyelid surgery can vary between physicians. In general an antibiotic ointment is all that is needed. Rona Z. Silkiss, MD, FACS Chief, Division of Ophthalmic Plastic, Reconstructive and Orbital Surgery California Pacific Medical Center Silkiss Eye Surgery 400 29th Street Suite 315 Oakland, CA, 94609 Tel: (510)763-0881 Fax: (510)763-0907 www.eyework.com
Your surgeon will give you proper instructions to follow for the post-operative period including a list of medications.