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Can cauterized tear ducts be reversed?
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With difficulty: Cauterized ducts have the inside burnt so they scar shut to help you with dry eyes. If you are now having tear overflow, then consideration of surgical opening is a possibility. Check with an oculoplastic surgeon about stent insertion to allow a new passageway to form.
Answered 3/22/2020
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With surgery: Once the tear ducts have been cauterized (burnt shut), they can only be opened up surgically.
Answered 10/7/2020
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Yes: Yes they can but that is more tricky. It requires surgery.
Answered 4/5/2018
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