Oral Bromelain Linked to Reduced Edema After Upper Blepharoplasty

A randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 46 upper blepharoplasty patients compared oral bromelain (200 mg every 8 hours for 2 weeks) with placebo. The trial reported significantly lower edema scores in the bromelain group on postoperative days 3, 7, and 11, and reduced ecchymosis scores on day 3, with no significant difference in ecchymosis by days 7 and 11 or in adverse effects between groups. The authors noted larger multicenter trials are needed to confirm findings.

Most relevant for: Patients undergoing upper blepharoplasty and clinicians managing postoperative periorbital edema and ecchymosis.

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