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A member asked:
How long to recover from orbital cellulitis after iv antibiotics, eye is still painful and not open .
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Ongoing swelling: Even thought he infection may be resolved, the after effects persist for a while. The face is the only place where muscles connect directly to the skin (so we can frown and smile) and so, these tissue planes allow for a lot of room. When there is swelling, it can spread out quite a bit and so, even though the acute process is gone, it may be a week or more for all signs to completely disappear.
Answered 9/21/2013
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? Abscess: With appropriate antibiotics and no sub periosteal abscess the eye should improve quickly. If the swelling and pain persists I would rescan looking for an abscess or possibly inflammation as opposed to an infection
Answered 8/25/2014
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