Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty): Hvornår du skal kontakte lægen

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• Sudden severe eye pain (retrobulbar hemorrhage concern)
• Sudden vision loss or significant vision change (retrobulbar hemorrhage — ophthalmic emergency)
• Flashing lights or new floaters
• Purulent discharge from incision with severe pain
• Heavy bleeding that does not stop with gentle pressure
• Trauma to the surgical area
• Rapidly progressive swelling with firmness and proptosis (eye bulging forward — retrobulbar hemorrhage)
• Inability to see or move the eye normally with progressive swelling
• Persistent significant pain not relieved by acetaminophen
• Eye redness that is increasing beyond expected
• Vision blurriness that is worsening rather than improving
• Eyelid swelling that is increasing beyond expected after the 72-hour peak
• Difficulty with eye drop administration
• Inability to close the eye completely (lagophthalmos persisting beyond first few days)
• Excessive tearing or dry eye symptoms
• Wound opening or suture loosening

Hav dine oplysninger klar, når du ringer

• Navnet på din operation (Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)) og datoen for din operation
• Din aktuelle temperatur
• Smerteniveau (0–10) og hvor det er
• Al medicin du har taget de seneste 24 timer
• En beskrivelse af såret (rødme, væske, åbning)