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How was your eyelid (blepharoplasty) surgery recovery?

By Talibon 23 Aug 2009

Wanted to hear for other eyelid surgery, bleph, patients who are recovering from eyelid surgery. How long has it taken to get back to work? what side effects do you have? what else do you wish you knew ahead of time before surgery?  How is your eyelid surgery recovery going? Thank You!

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Had my eyes done end of April the right eye was like had an eye lash in it the PS said this was dissolving stitches I had that till 4-5 th week I have had no problems with left eye, but I am now 7 weeks on and still have very dark red bruised eyes and as evening nears I feel them getting tighter and if I drink they swell up quite a bit but managed to cover all with make up this Saturday night , no one asked if I had one :) done but said I hadn't changed much in 25 yrs, I still have dissolvable stitches under parts of my eyes so is annoying, so just keeping massaging them till they go, hopefully will be soon xx. My vision is still not back to normal they and d to wear glasses on things I didn't need to before and is worse in evenings.. Also noticed when had air con on in car sat it made them very dry, but as it not that warm in uk just turned it off , not sure they are what I want yet as am not healing. Icily but did not hurt at all when
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Pre text ! Healing quickly and still bit swollen but they do look better x
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Alcohol, spicy food and high sodium foods are your worst enemy. Avoid like the plague...
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I had my surgery January 2 nd I really didn't like the results and now only after 6 months I think the results are ok. I do need a revision but don't know if I will go thru it again. One eye had more skin removed than the other (uppers done only). One eye is a different shape than the other and appears larger. My eyes still change as the weeks go by. Hang in there everyone.
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my side effects are very dry eyes, depression, blurred vision. My surgery was on March 8, 2013....today is June 10,2013 and I have not healed at all. My doctor says it will take an additional 3 to 6 months before I can see any improvements
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Hi Tera , My surgery was march 26, and i am still still swollen, infected, drooped lower left lid l, will never heal, This surgery wasnt worth it.
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I agree I really wish I had not done it. Luckily I work for Kaiser and the have a agreed to try some corrective surgery I'm trying to post some pictures
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Tera and Carly: you cannot draw any conclusions until 6 months have gone by, 2 or 3 months is *nothing**. Just be patient.
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I agree MQ. I have issues, but yet I do not regret having my surgeries done at all.
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I have a droopy eye as well. I MUST have another surgery because it's almost totally shut
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You are not the first to say that, I'm trying to be patient but I seriously look like a monster
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I hope you're doing better but I wanted to tell you my situation. I had all the same problems, dry eyes, watery eyes, crusty eyes and doctor said he had never seen this before. OMG the way they lie just kills me. Anyway a top rated ophthalmologist put me on doxycycline and steroid drops for about 6 months and I am finally healed. I never thought this day would come because I suffered over a year! I don't even have to use drops anymore. Let me tell you, I was so depressed over the constant pain and how bad my eyes looked now that I was hospitalized for my depression. Thank goodness for happy pills! One of my eyes is still bad, probably worse than it was before and I have so many wrinkles now that I never had before BUT I am finally accepting it and learning to deal with the decision I made to have this done in the first place. Should have kept my vanity in check and left Gods work alone. I wish you (all of you) the best of luck in dealing with this. These doctors really need to quit making everyone believe it is such a minor surgery and you will be back to normal within 3 weeks...I don't care how good the surgeon is..it takes at least a year!!!
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Let me clarify, when I say one eye is still bad I mean the way it looks not feels. I still have a very large bag under one eye and a strange look to it, and that one is now smaller than the other but I am probably the only one that notices that part. It's the wrinkles that I hate the most. I am so self conscious when I smile now because I look 20 years older than I did before. Trying not to let this bother me but it's a daily challenge.
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Missing Me, Could you please tell me what steroid drops were prescribed to you, and also was the doxycycline in drop or pill form? Thanks. Elena
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Missing Me, Could you please tell me what steroid drops were prescribed to you, and also was the doxycycline in drop or pill form? Thanks. Elena
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Missing Me, Could you please tell me what steroid drops were prescribed to you, and also was the doxycycline in drop or pill form? Thanks. Elena
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Missing Me, Could you please tell me what steroid drops were prescribed to you, and also was the doxycycline in drop or pill form? Thanks. Elena
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Hi Missing Me, Can you explain what the doxycycline was used for? I looked it up and it didn't seem to have any relations for dry eyes. I'm going on two years now with dry eyes. This may be an option for me. Thanks, Bella
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I'm not positive of the exact reason for it but I believe it has something to do with the swelling of the eye surface. My dry eye was so bad it turned into MGD (meibomian gland disfunction) which is where your eyes do not produce the proper quality of tear film and it evaporates too fast....therefore causing eyes to stay dry and painful. All I know is the doxy along with the steriod drops saved me. I did not think I would ever heal Bella and it sounds like you are having the same problem. Look up "doxycycline for dry eyes"....there are several websites that talk about it. Above all, go talk to your Opthalmalogist about it and ask him if you have MGD - there are simple tests to diagnose it. My doctor is the head of the Opthalamology at Baylor University and it very well respected in his field - he knows his stuff. I wish you luck.
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Thanks
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Thanks for the infor..I will definitely look into this. Take care, Bella
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How long have you been dry eye free and did you had any side effects from the doxycycline?
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I stopped taking all the meds about 3 months ago and still doing great. The only side effect of doxy is that you have to wear sunblock because you will burn alot easier - other than that, no problems.
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Me too. It's been 6 months since my surgery too, and been suffering with chronic dry eyes (never had a problem before my bleph surgery). Finally went to see an opthalmologist who also diagnosed me with meibomian gland dysfunction -- don't know how or why it developed. I was on steroid drops for 2 weeks, and did warm compress twice a day - it is finally feeling a little better.
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It is now 3-1/2 months since upper and lower blepharoplasty. The area under my eyes are still very swollen every day. I sleep with my head elevated, watch what I eat, and get exercise, but the swelling looks so bad I wear eyeglasses every day. So frustrated as my Dr. told me that the area will never be completely smooth? Should have told me before surgery! Anyone else still swollen after 3-1/2 months? My Dr. Also said to stop massaging, icing and heating pads.
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