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Too Much Skin/muscle Removed from Upper Lids - Lake Forest, IL

foesad
posted 8 months ago
updated 5 months ago

Not Worth It
Cost: $6,300
Lake Forest, IL

I am hoping someone else out there found a skilled...

30 Oct 2012

I am hoping someone else out there found a skilled oculoplastic surgeon who corrected the same problem I have. The cosmetic surgeon I went to did an upper lid blepharoplasty and destroyed my eye shape, which was a large almond shape by removing TOO MUCH SKIN AND MUSCLE from my upper lids. One eye is so bad I cant close it. My eyes are uneven, with saggy corners and smaller eyelids,

Has anyone had success with an oculoplastic surgeon for correction of the same problem?

I would appreciate your experience and recommendation

I need information regarding Dr. Robert Weiss of...

27 Jan 2013

I need information regarding Dr. Robert Weiss of the Chicago Eye Institute and Dr. Mark Codner in Atlanta.

I have limited information about them.
I need a complicated revision & am trying to find legitimate information about these two surgeons.

Thank you.

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Comments (8)

rhinnh
7 months ago

I had the same experience, but am able to close my eyes. As I said in my review of my (horrible) surgeon (he doesn't even deserve the title), I have used fillers to disguise the hollowness but now need a revision for scars and sagging outer corners. I'll also likely need fat transfer to replace what was taken out. Do you have photos you can post? I'm not sure which doctor I'll be using, but it will probably be the facelift doctor I'll be seeing in NYC. Very expensive but great reputation and amazing work, at least on facelifts. How long has it been since your surgery?

foesad
7 months ago

Hi Thank you for responding. Surgery was 5 months ago. I took videos and can take some photos. Been massaging, drops, ointment, tape at night at times, and there has been some improvement. I can close the eye if I really force it, but the eye is weak, and I can definitely see the incision line that has cut my eyelid size significantly down. It's like a bad tailoring job where the lid is too short and tight, but there is still some loose excess skin above it. Like a dress that is poorly fitted, it tugs in one area and balloons in another. Who are you going to- Jacono?

rhinnh
7 months ago

I'll be seeing Dr. David Rosenberg. I've put down a deposit and just need to schedule surgery. I think no one is doing better facelifts right now. I've heard so many good things about him from doctors and former patients. He works with his wife, who specializes in blepharoplasty. I'm also considering Mitesh Kapadia in Boston, who does eyes exclusively. I need a consult with him first, though. I'm sure you can get great improvement with a revision, though you might need to wait several months more until healing is complete. I knew I didn't like my result 6 months after surgery, but swelling continued to resolve for a few more months. Do you have any revision surgeons in mind? Avoid the surgeon I saw at all costs! (Robert Goldberg at Jules Stein Eye Institute in LA).

foesad
5 months ago

Hi again, Did you ever see Dr. Kapadia? Two surgeons are possibilities: Dr. Mark Codner in Atlanta and Dr. Robert Weiss of the Chicago Eye Institute. Very difficult to find truthful assessments. I have experienced a lot of 'self-proclaimed' Godliness with too many ps'. Thanks:)

Scottsdale1247 (RealFriend)
8 months ago

so sorry you had complications. have you sought out any facial reconstruction specialists/plastic surgeons? My facial plastic surgeon does a lot of rhino and bleph revisions, ppl come to him for revisions a lot bc he specifically is a facial specialist.

foesad
7 months ago

Thank you for responding. Geez Loueez- Who haven't I gone to?:) Many facial surgeons, who only suggest oculoplastic ps now. I went to one, who was optimistic about fixing, but I can't find much info about him. I went for a 2nd opinion to another oculoplastic ps, who should have just given me his scalpel and said 'Here- slice your wrists'. His opinion was that I will be deformed for life...... The initial surgeon who did the work is a certified facial plastic surgeon. He showed me fantastic photos of blephs that he did. I was impressed, but there was a small part of me that wondered because I didn't see any patients with large lids like mine. They are all small lids with overhangs.....and so it went- he screwed up my eyes

Scottsdale1247 (RealFriend)
6 months ago

I would not give up if I were you in trying to find the right doctor who is supportive and optimistic for you and can tell you what they can do to improve your results even if it is not "fixing it entirely". I hope things get better for you!