The LASIK Flap NEVER heals!

Take a look at this awful LASIK flap mess! The truth is out in all of the medical journals--the flap never heals and lasiked eyes remain vulnerable to flap dislocations many years after surgery, and probably for your entire life. LASIK: The more you know, the worse it looks!

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[LASIKeyes]

You are right. The flap NEVER heals. They've been lifted 13 years post-op.

[red88m]

This sort of looks like they're trying to do PRK or LASEK, not LASIK. Where did this video come from? (If I may be so bold.) I've seen this same one all over youtube.

[LASIKeyes]

It came from the doctor who was forced to amputate the bad flap.

[LASIKeyes]

No, the flap NEVER GROWS BACK. You don't know what you are talking about. The only part that can regenerate is the epithelium, which is the outermost layer, and is removed for PRK. The corneal tissue this patient has lost will NOT grow back. If something "goes wrong" while creating the flap during LASIK, the doctor is supposed to stop and let you heal for a minimum of three months. Your surgery may have gone fine, but you have a lousy understanding of the procedure and its complications.

[RConner04]

That isn't true... The that he wripped will grow back eventually. I just had lasik and mine went fine. There is a similar surgery called PRK or PKR or something of those letter and its were they actually remove that layer and do the surgery and then the flap grows back. The make u sign a paper that says if something goes wrong in lasik that you will allow the doctor to perform the PRK which in this case did happen. LASIK IS THE BEST THING OUT! HANDS DOWN!

[LASIKeyes]

No, the flap NEVER GROWS BACK. You don't know what you are talking about. The only part that can regenerate is the epithelium, which is the outermost layer, and is removed for PRK. The corneal tissue this patient has lost will NOT grow back. If something "goes wrong" while creating the flap during LASIK, the doctor is supposed to stop and let you heal for a minimum of three months. Your surgery may have gone fine, but you have a lousy understanding of the procedure and its complications.

[PornDawgDaddy]

I'm in the Air Force and the perferred surgery is PRK. They will not do LASIK on pilots because the flap never heals. If the pilot as a problem during flight and has to eject they flaps may leave the eyes.

[Ratiasu]

+ my corneal thickness is at 400.I'm surprised that they still allow you to get LASIK. I mean, they didn't offer me standard LASIK but still, why would they EVEN touch someone with so little corneal tissue? Even with a better laser it's still risky to me! There was PKR but I still don't think I want them playing around in my eyes at this point in time. Technology might get better. To you and to everyone sharing your stories about LASIK, I say thank you. :)

[Ratiasu]

I went for an appointment yesterday and I really loved how the doctor answered my question about the flap with a picture and telling me that it would "glue" itself back (he didn't use the word "glue" but I'm sure you know what I mean). Funny how they don't say "but it will NEVER heal". I didn't insist since I had decided not to go through with this surgery.

[bensont1]

prk for me

[TiqueRN]

I worked with 8 neurology physicians. NONE of them would get Lasik. I did, and had epithelial sloughing, and corneal "defects" afterward. Had to wear contacts for a week after Lasik 'till my epithelium healed. Talk about pain! 10 months later, still dry and irritated. Had to have plugs in my drainage ducts to try to keep my eyes wetter. Those fell out. Had them again. NEVER would I have LASIK again; would rather have those implantable "intacts" instead.

[adamskaness]

Things in america clearly arent as regulated or as high-tech/up to date as they are here in the uk and europe.