You’ve done your research, and you’ve also gotten your long-awaited double eyelid surgery in Korea, and the next step? Taking care of your eyes after surgery is also a part of a successful plastic surgery journey! So, we’ve brought some important tips for your double eyelid surgery recovery!

1.    Keep the surgery area clean!

With any type of surgery or even an injury, you always want to keep that area clean, the same goes for your eyes! It is also normal for you to see a little bit of blood, but don’t be alarmed! Just dab the blood with a clean gauze or tissue, and keep your eyelids clean, you could even use cotton bud and some saline solution if you need to!

2.    Cold & warm compress

On the first few days after your double eyelid surgery, it is normal for you to experience swelling and bruising! The classic way to ease some of the swelling and bruising would be cold compress and warm compress! Remember those frozen peas that you use after you bump your head? Yes, it’s that same cold compress, but we’ve got you covered with eye masks that you can freeze instead of getting a bag of frozen peas! You could also use that same eye mask, put it inside the microwave and use it as a warm compress for the bruises to go away!

3 days after double eyelid surgery à 1 week after double eyelid surgery!

Look at how much swelling and bruising has gone down! 

3.    Do not rub your eyes!

You don’t want to rub your eyes until all the tissues inside have settled! With that being said, you would want to wait at least 2 weeks after your double eyelid surgery to put on your eye makeup and contact lens! Also, be very gentle when you remove your eye make-up~

3 weeks after double eyelid surgery 

4.    Sleeping position

Sleeping with few pillows stacked up helps with the swelling! But what is more important is that you don’t sleep on your sides or have your eyes pressed? while you’re asleep! You don’t want to ruin that beautiful double eyelid fold! 

Swelling from the double eyelid surgery almost gone!

5.    No smoking and alcohol consumption!

Absolutely no! You want to avoid smoking and alcohol consumption for 1 month! Alcohol may cause inflammation, which we want to avoid and smoking may cause vasoconstriction that may cause necrosis 😖So make sure you avoid them for a month! 

Getting your double eyelid surgery in Korea by the right doctor is important, but post-op care is just as important! Give your fresh new eyes some tender, love and care until they have settled!