Orbital Floor Reconstruction Recovery Time

However since most cases with less severe dysmotility resolve without intervention it is prudent to wait at least 14 days to repair an isolated orbital floor fracture especially if improvement in motility is seen in the first week after the injury.

Orbital floor reconstruction recovery time. The timing and indications for reconstruction of orbital floor fractures remain controversial. Immediate release of entrapped tissues is necessary. The complete recovery from the orbital tumor surgery takes around 4 weeks time but the patient can start performing normal non strenuous activities after 10 days of surgery. In some younger patients the so called trap door phenomenon can occur in which there is danger of necrosis of the entrapped rectus muscle within a few hours.

Usually there is no need for emergency treatment in orbital floor medial wall fractures unless there is severe ongoing hemorrhage in the orbital cavity the paranasal or nasal cavity.