Toxic Experience Caveat Emptor. Lone Tree, CO

To clarify historical sequence,
two photos are before surgery by Dr. Weber, upper and lower lids, the other two are post surgery.
Also, to clarify my motive,
I was not after altered appearance or beautification. I started considering upper lid surgery for functional reasons as my vision was impaired by heavy hooded lids. At the time I was forty six. I also thought, and so did others, that I looked chronically exhausted. This is where a bit of vanity kicked in and since dark under eye circles with prolapsed fat were always there, I though it made perfect sense to take care of both upper and lower lids at the same time.. I was quite explicit in articulating to Dr. Weber that what I wanted was excess skin excision of the upper lids, no fat taken out, natural contour of my eyes preserved and unaltered. I also stated that I wanted no fat taken out of the lower lids, just redistributed so that prolapse was less apparent. I believe this to be a reasonable request and given what I wanted, I had realistic expectations. I also wanted the natural symmetry preserved and fine, even incision lines.
I do not suffer from body dysmorphic disorder. In the hands of a skilled surgeon everything would have been fine.

Ten months post surgery my lower lids look worse than before the procedure. Dark circles, depleted volume, incorrectly placed incisions and yes, permanently visible scarring. Once the facts landed, any further comment about this practice is probably redundant. Photos from today show beautiful upper lid reconstruction by Dr. Fante. Lower lid works are uniquely Dr. Weber's I decided to keep as a souvenir of my utter idiocy.

My upper and lower blepharoplasty was performed by Dr Stephen Weber, Lone Tree, Colorado.

Doctor Weber’s office staff is pleasant and professional and meets the standard.
I met with Dr Weber for initial consultation where he was civilized and professional. Did I care for his bedside manner? No. Every shopkeeper will have worked out a demeanor which doesn’t include self sabotage or immediately deflect potential clientele. Deceptive, sad and true.
I was shown his? portfolio.
Here are the critical hiring considerations:
Skills
Corpus mentis
Professional ethics & accountability
The doctor’s real or fictitious attributes (e.g., “humanitarian”) are of no relevance. Do not put yourself in a harm’s way because you’re reading into the situation. Marketing machinery will rave up any pond into an ocean. Don't delude yourself as No.15 blade will in the same hands cut the same. Multiple board certification equals jack of all trades, master of none. Anything other than local anesthesia with sedation amounts to anathema.
The day of surgery came and went. As the swelling and bruising subsided the workmanship revealed itself. Eight months later things looked much worse.
I was left with:
minor lower lid but gross upper lid asymmetry
upper lid hollowing on one side
loose skin on other side
my almond eyes became ugly downturned short & round
wrinkles where there were none before
crepey unhealthy looking skin
massively crude & irregular scars
ptosis and collapsed orbital structure

Your blepharoplasty surgeon MUST be:
oculoplastic
member of ASOPRS
20+ years experience
not just highly skilled and meticulous but an aesthete

Dr Weber's surgical skill is rudimentary and substandard. He surely violated my trust. As a medical professional he is unethical, as a business owner dishonorable. My request for refund was met with “out of the question.” After my charitably donated funds I can only hope you take my experience to heart and recognize this review as my effort in philanthropy for the sake of your face and by implication, mental health.