Simple eye bandage may speed healing after eyelid lift
NCT ID NCT07701265
First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether wearing a compression dressing for 24 hours after upper eyelid blepharoplasty (eyelid lift) reduces swelling, bruising, and pain. Each participant has both eyelids operated on; one eye gets the dressing, the other does not. Masked observers assess recovery at 1, 7, 30, and 90 days after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a compression dressing (sterile gauze pads secured with elastic tape) applied for 24 hours after surgery
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple, low-cost dressing could become a standard part of recovery after eyelid surgery, reducing swelling and bruising for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center trial with 56 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The dressing might not provide significant benefit over standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (≥18 years) with bilateral upper eyelid dermatochalasis scheduled for upper eyelid blepharoplasty * Willingness and ability to provide written informed consent * Ability to comply with the postoperative follow-up schedule (postoperative days 1, 7, 30, and 90) Exclusion Criteria: * History of prior upper eyelid surgery * Unilateral dermatochalasis * Previous eyelid trauma * Congenital eyelid anomalies * Blepharochalasis syndrome * Coagulopathy * Combined indication for ptosis repair and blepharoplasty * Severe bilateral visual impairment precluding safe application of compression dressing
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Istanbul, 34421, Turkey (Türkiye)
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