What is it about?

Whether a topical eye cream containing growth factors hastens the recovery of a blepharoplasty wound

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Why is it important?

Shortens the healing time of a blepharoplasty wound.

Perspectives

The studied eye cream is a fantastic cream that stimulates collagen and is beneficial in most patients, regardless of surgery. This study shows that wounds healed a bit faster when this cream was applied to the wounds.

Dr. Wendy W Lee
University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

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This page is a summary of: Safety and efficacy of a growth factor and cytokine-containing topical product in wound healing and incision scar management after upper eyelid blepharoplasty: a prospective split-face study, Clinical Ophthalmology, June 2016, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s109517.
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