Does the flap in lasik eye surgery ever heal?
The flap formed when LASIK surgery is performed is never fully
healed. It will get to about 99-99.5% healed, but the flap is still
able to be lifted even after 8-10 years. Some people will tell you
that it is fully healed after 1 year, and at that point it pretty
much is healed, but the flap will never contribute to the
structural rigidity of the eye again.