“Very Unhappy with my Blepharoplasty (Upper and Lower Eyelid Lift)”

I am six weeks post upper/lower blepharoplasty. Swelling above lids is just now going away. Looked like sausages hanging over the fold. Now it is beginning to look a lot better. It is still a little "stiff" when I look up as well but much better now at six weeks than at two! Under eyes still swollen in different spots creating assymetry. This is what bothers me the most. having two different sized eyes until the swelling resolves. I wish I had known this BEFORE I had the surgery! Its very disconcerting!

Thanks for sharing your experience. I can't wait to see your final result. Can you put pictures of your weekly progress?

Thanks,
Anna

My eyelids were done 6 months ago. The corner of right eye has "dogear" where stitches were incorrectly sewn. There are white blotches that resemble whiteheads on both eyelids and under right eye something he called a cloresteral bump. I never had that before and it is "oddly" where stitches were taken. He said that no one looks at my eyes anyway. I want to find out how to alert Kentuckians about Dr. Husley. Also want to find out how to correct this. I have been told it is not enough money to sue. Please help!

if you wanted to you could always have a little fat injected back into the hollows. Seems to be quite successful given the right doctor. there's a promising before and after on realself under 'artefill' i think its on the second row. It should be pretty obvious. I would link it, but it's not possible with this comment box.

Andrianna, I too have the same issue as you experience with looking strange and seeing blurry when I look up. I also cannot acutally look up as high as I used to. I also look sad all the time now and I wish I had paid closer attention to the "not worth it" reviews prior to moving forward with surgery. I hope more people pay attention to our stories and learn to love their natural look ...because it could be MUCH better than the results of this procedure if things go wrong ..as they unfortunately did for us.

Hi All, I just found this website and your comments while i'm trying to find out what may have gone wrong with my surgery..I had upper eyelid surgery around 2 weeks ago..i'm 35 and i had the similar complaints about my eyelid as everyone else but now after the surgery, i wish i never had done this surgery..It looked very easy but it turned out that it was much more complicated than i was told. Aside from the scars which look like they won't go away and i'll live with these ugly scars, i can't look up! When i'm sitting and someone is in front of me standing, i can't look up to that person and i feel weird and stupid and i cant lift my eyes..This is a terrible felling..i am shocked to read other comments here that this won't go away :( Also, my vision is blurry all the time like there's a cloud in my eyes and my eyes are so dry that i carry my eye drops whereever i go. Even i put it all the time, my blurry vision doesnt go away for hours. This makes me look tired and sleepy all the time. I want to sleep all the time because of this blurry vision which is very tiring. I had lasic surgery 2 times years ago to correct my vision and noone told me if that could affect my vision after this surgery. I had asked my DR and he said it wouldn't be a problem. I am even not sure if that may be the reason! But something is wrong...Also, after my stitches are taken, the cut became wide and something yellow is coming from inside the skin everyday..It's really gross. i'll see the DR tomorrow but what will he do to fix this??? i'm not stupid to see that he has done something wrong. My advise: do not have this surgery until you are 100% sure about your surgent and if you really look awful or can't open your eyes. If not, it's waste of time, money and after look is worse than the previous look.

Regina, sounds like you have a minor infection on your suture line. Did the doctor give you polysporin to apply to the suture line daily for a week? This can be cleared up with antibiotics and the polysporin (a topical antibiotic). As for the blurry vision and dry eye: this can be bothersome for up to 4 months. Did your doctor test you for dry eye before the surgery? I would be concerned as Lasik Surgery can cause dry eye and blepharoplasty can actually make it even worse. Normally the surgeon will check your eyes with a tear test to make sure you are a good candidate. I had dry eye up to the 4th month and then it seemed to get better. I had "tired" eyes for about two and a half months where I had to limit computer time and reading as this was very uncomfortable. You are still very early in your recovery. Swelling can distort your vision as well as your ability to look up. The swelling will go down and your skin will relax (the scars can take up to a year to mature). Hopefully time will resolve all these issues. But for peace of mind, I would consult an eye doctor, preferably one that does blepharoplasty. After this consultation I would see your original doctor again and compare advice. Good luck to you!

Thanks a lot SB..I'll see my DR tomorrow..He says not to panic and not to google..Thanks God we have Internet and share information..He gave me a pomade with antibiotic and i'm applying it everyday but the yellow thing doesnt stop and it hurts..Also, i started applying that pomade before i go to bed b/c after i put it, my vision gets worst. i try to make sure it doesnt go to my eyes but for some reason, it affects my eyes and vision. I'll check polysporin to see if it's same as the one i use..Btw, my doc never did any tests for dry eye before the surgery..
But the worst is that i can't look up..my BF took a pic of me while looking up and i look terrible. i am not sure if i'll ever be able to look up. i hope it'll get better as you say..i really hope..I'll see another doc just to get another feedback next week.
Also, i dont recommend this surgery with local anesthesia to anyone..you feel the pain in your brain while they're cutting the tissue in your eyes..it's sooo painful.

I had my eyelid repair from a botched bleph with a local and mild IV sedation. I was awake but relaxed during the procedure. The advantage....the doctor asked me to look up, look straight, look down, etc. so he could make adjustments. The original surgeon had me asleep for the procedure. I think that contributed to the asymmetry and general botch job. I may be wrong but with the right placement of the numbing medicine there shouldn't be any pain even if awake.

I appreciate all the info as I had my upper bleth Nov. 1, 2011. My eyelids are swollen and numb, my eyelashes have disappeared on the left eye which has an abnormal looking peak and is larger than the right. However, after reading many of the posts I now realize that it takes time for everything to heal. My chief complaint is also the blurriness that makes reading difficult. There was no pain or discomfort during the surgery.

rosepo - it takes about a month before the numbness goes away (lashes are the last to get feeling back). I lost some eyelashes with the removal of the stitches but they grew back no problem. I do have one "white" eyelash after the surgery. I pluck it out! Weird. My advice is to not tire out your eyes - they are healing. Minimal reading or computer work for about 2 months if possible. This really stresses your eyes and can make dry eye worse. Also avoid wind and sun as they do the same. don't worry about the peaks and valleys - the eyes heal at a different rate and you are probably still seeing swelling which distorts everything...

Hi All,

It's been almost 4 months now after the surgery...The scars are still seen but i started using a medical jel lotion called Contractubex and after 2 weeks of using it, the scars are way better! I can't believe that but my eyes look better and the scars are slowly disappearing every time i use it. When i first started using it, it felt very itchy and when i asked a doctor about it, he said it means it's recovering. I wanted to let everyone know about this jel so maybe it can help. Also, please use a lot of Vitamin C and E if you want fast recovering. I still hate my doctor and i hope he goes to hell but i'm glad that there's hope that these scars may not fully but almost disappear by using some products without another surgery.

ReginaG - how are your eyes feeling? Did you ever find out if you had a suture infection and/or dry eye? I am a little over a year since my surgery and have no more issues with pain or dry eye. I still do have the little bags at the outer corners. I had hoped these would resolve with time, however I guess he didn't remove enough fat. I am glad he was conservative rather than agressive. I will see him for my one year follow up next month. I will not ever go through this again so I guess I'm stuck with the smaller version of bags, lol.

My eye lids turn up at the end and sensitive to air, etc. They say it is dry eye which I am sick of hearing. It's been 2 1/2 yrs since my surgery. Other Optomolagist stated that there was an over correction. I can't find anyone who will do a skin graft and it is even more scary hoping that another surgeon is experienced and knowledge to do a good job. I can move my eye lids, but can't raise my eyebrows as it pulls the skin tight making the right eye smaller and the left where a graft is needed even higher. Creases are one higher then the other and show bumps, etc. I can still feel the cut line from my inner eye and follows the crease across my eyes which pulls as being too tight also. REcently my eyeballs have started hurting, can't read much or watch TV. I am looking for a speical ocular plastic surgeon who can correct these issues. If anyone has had a successful repair and knows a good surgeon, please let me know as I am still fighting depression and no quality in life.