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Post-blepharoplasty eyelid cooling offers limited benefits, can be left to patients’ preference
In a study to investigate eyelid cooling efficacy for the reduction of pain, edema, erythema and hematoma after blepharoplasty, the majority of patients reported they had no preference for cooling over non-cooling.Among 38 patients who underwent bilateral upper blepharoplasty, researchers cooled one eyelid per patient with an ice pack and left the other eyelid uncooled. The patients indicated pain levels on a VAS at 1 hour and 1 day after surgery, and their degree of edema, erythema and hematoma were self-scored using a four-point rating scale at 1 hour, 1 (Read more...)