Question 1

can you tell me what you suggest if pure vitamin e gets in your eyes, would it be healthy acetate not an oil?

Accepted Answer

No effect: Vitamin E is a benign oil with no topical effect on the eye.  Your eyes will rapidly flush out an exposure and most of it goes over the cheek with the first blink.  Nothing here to worry about.

Question 2

did a mini.facelift surgery on the 9th june,can i use vitamin e oil, by the ears,and under and above the eyes?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes, as long as the incisions are sealed.

Question 3

would putting vitamin e oil around my eyes prevent wrinkles?

Accepted Answer

No use sunscreen: Age and exposure to sunlight causes degeneration of the collagen in your skin.  With time, the muscles and tendons around your face also become lax-they lose their "tightness."  using vitamin E oil may moisturize your skin but has never been proven to restore collagen or tighten facial or peri-ocular muscles and tendons.

Question 4

can i use vitamin e oil on the above eyes,below eyes and behind ears.19days post surgery .all stitches are out.

Accepted Answer

Post Op treatment?: Best to ask your surgeon all these post operative issues you keep posting about. We can not offer treatment for another surgeon's operation or the post op protocols. In my private practice I give each patient a post op sheet of instructions to guide them and I see the patient 2 to 3 times that 1st week....

Question 5

had a mini facelift on the 9th june ,can i used vitamin e oil,on my ears stitches are out.eyes on top and below.i am 19days post surgery..

Accepted Answer

VITAMIN E OIL: I TELL MY PATIENTS, "NEVER EVER USE VITAMIN E OIL OR CREAM OR LOTION ON THE SKIN!"
WHY? BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN LOTS OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO IT . . .
BUT THAT'S JUST ME.

Question 6

what happens if you get vitamin e oil in your eye? i am trying to grow my eyelashes longer and put vitamin e in them every night it gets in my eye

Accepted Answer

Vitamin E: If it is not bothering the eye, it is probably not a problem.  Vitamin e is not effective for lash growth though.  Try using Latisse (bimatoprost) from an eye doctor.

Question 7

putting vitamin e in the eyes. is this safe?

Accepted Answer

Doubt it: There are a number of nutraceutical preparations of vitamin E out there for use in the eye, but i would not use them.  I seriously doubt they have been adequately tested for long term effects.  You would likely be better off taking vitamin E pills (by mouth, not in your eye) to increase your overall antioxidant levels.

Question 8

hello doctors, can vitamin e cream treat hooded eyes and/or shrink your eyelids?

Accepted Answer

Eyelid hooding: Excess skin causes hooding of the eyelids as we age. The treatment is surgery.

Question 9

i have slight bags under eyes same colour as skin i put vitamin e  400iu on face every night what can do i get plenty on sleep and water what can i do?

Accepted Answer

Get a physical exam: Bags under the eyes at your age is unusual when you are getting adequate sleep.  Keep the vitamin E away from the eyes. Do you have allergies? This can cause it. There are more serious causes so I would recommend you have a general physical exam. Be sure to tell the doctor about the baggy eyelids.

Question 10

how much is safe of vitamin e oil applied to skin? have a bottle that says 15, 000 iu. when putting on skin, is it absorbed the same as ingesting v.e?

Accepted Answer

Vit e skin: Yes , this is safe and is absorbed well by the skin.

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Can you tell me what you suggest if pure vitamin e gets in your eyes, would it be healthy acetate not an oil?

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Did a mini.facelift surgery on the 9th june,can i use vitamin e oil, by the ears,and under and above the eyes?

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Would putting vitamin e oil around my eyes prevent wrinkles?

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Can i use vitamin e oil on the above eyes,below eyes and behind ears.19days post surgery .all stitches are out.

A member asked:

Had a mini facelift on the 9th june ,can i used vitamin e oil,on my ears stitches are out.eyes on top and below.i am 19days post surgery..

A member asked:

What happens if you get vitamin e oil in your eye? i am trying to grow my eyelashes longer and put vitamin e in them every night it gets in my eye

A member asked:

Putting vitamin e in the eyes. is this safe?

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Hello doctors, can vitamin e cream treat hooded eyes and/or shrink your eyelids?

A member asked:

I have slight bags under eyes same colour as skin i put vitamin e 400iu on face every night what can do i get plenty on sleep and water what can i do?

A member asked:

How much is safe of vitamin e oil applied to skin? have a bottle that says 15, 000 iu. when putting on skin, is it absorbed the same as ingesting v.e?

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