Asymmetry Post Bleph - Sacramento, CA

How many weeks are you post op? I suffered with assymetry for almost a month. Happy to say it is much better at 3 months but still not perfect. Hoping the residual swelling will be gone in the next 3 months and take of the minor differences. I also felt sick to my stomache and thought that I had "ruined" my eyes. It took so long for the swelling to go down - still have a little - and when it did it would be in different areas, creating an assymetrical look. my right eye had more sagging under it due to swelling/scar tissue on the scar under the corner. This is much better now but still not 100 percent. There is still a small pocket of swelling at that spot but no one sees it unless I point it out. Hope time will fix this as well. I am hoping you are still early in your recovery and that these issues will clear up for you as well! Hang in there!

Did you have an upper or lower bleph?
My eyes are already asymetrical. My right upper eyelid droops more than my left. This is pretty common. Most people I know who have upper eyelid sagging, their right eye sags more than the left.
Anyway, I am getting an upper bleph, and I expect the asymetry will still be there afterwards.
Good luck to you.

The upper bleph I had 10 months ago
resulting in asymetry and done by one
of the top Chicagoland plastic
surgeons and who is highly rated by
this site.

wooops...just saw it. never mind

I am month post op, just starting to look human! I regret it so much! the scars are terrible, my vision is terrible, and light sensitive. And by the end of the day my eyes are exhausted. I use natural tears daily! and silicone strips (they look like bandaids) at night on the scars to help them heal. at46 it was not worth it!!!! Maybey at 60ish I would feel differnt. but I dont recommend doing it! And my wedding is in 6 weeks!

Worst Mistake Ever: how are things going? I am hoping that some of your issues are clearing up as time goes by! I am 14 weeks tomorrow. Hard to believe so much time has gone by. Still some little issues I hope will clear up within the next couple of months (a little under eye bulge in the right corner of right eye, right eye minutely bigger than left although only noticeable to me). Although my ps told me I don't need to come back unless I have any problems (he told me this at 9 weeks)I intend to go back and have him take a look at six months. I still have days (not very often) where my eyes get tired and a little dry but nothing like before! I hope time is being kind to your eyes!

How are things going with your recovery WME? I am beginning to think this recovery is a full year ordeal! My eyes looked even before the surgery, right after the surgery, then left eye smaller, then somewhat better, then left eye smaller - what the hell? I see the difference but I know it is pretty minor. I still have some minor bruising (not visible) under eye when I feel there so I am wondering if the eye is constricting as it heals? I hope this is the case and one day my eyes be even again. Still occasional dryness but nowhere near the pain I had up to 3 months! Only wind and heat seam to cause the dryness now...

I hope your eyes are feeling better and your assymetry and dry issues getting better. Please keep in touch!

I would love to meet you and dicuss the outcomes! My left eye is also the "smaller eye" and the right still has a bulge under it that is not going away. I live about an hour north of SB but I love to visit SB! Let me know your plans and perhaps we can have that coffee! I actually am trying to figure out a date to see my ps (he is in Santa Barbara). I want him to look at the bulge (again - I pointed it out since my first follow up appt) as well as the slight assymetry. Just want to keep my options open in case this never resolves itself! His office is on Pueblo near the Cottage Hospital. He does free consultations so perhaps you could get in to see him. He could at least give you feedback on your surgery. After reading all the horror stories I am glad that my issues are minor. I am a slow healer and so I'm hoping that the bulge resolves itself (probably resolving the assymetry!) but if it doesn't I want to make sure that my ps fixes it at no cost. My surgery was the third week in January. I am a little over 4 months post op. I can tell you that I don't spend as much time worrying about my eyes now that the most concerning issues, gaping and dryness, resolved themselves at about 3 months. You are still at the part in your recovery where I too had to wear glasses and had feeling of something in my eye all the time. I was miserable and regretting my surgery almost to the point of panic. I am much happier now although I see the small imperfections. When we pay for perfection we expect to get it! If I had been told in the beginning that it would take 3 months to feel normal and 6 months to a year to see the results, I would have had much less anxiety! Stay in touch and let me know your plans. The PS is out of office on fridays and does surgery on Tuesday and Thursdays. So Monday would be a day that I would be able to see him and make a trip to SB...

Thank you very much for the thoughtful note. I am so glad to hear you are doing better! My main 3 issues (3 months post op) and current status are as follows:
1. Assymetry--Much better, so I am hopeful that it will resolve.
2. Non dissolving stitch/lump in eyebrow area-- still there, not sure if the bozo will be able to remedy it.
3. Dry eyes--Still big problems. Some success in wearing contacts for 4-5 hrs a day. Taking lots of fish oil and drops. Had the tear ducts blocked off, but really, still needing MANY MANY DROPS ALL DAY and night too. Fish oil supposed to help, but really, not much improvement at this point. Angry about suffering w/ this, w/out any discussion, whatsoever. He claims it has never happened to any other patient, but there is a huge body of literature about this issue, and eye doc said this often happens after lasik and other eye surgeries.

I urge all candidates to stay with Ocular P.S. for bleph.

I still have days where wind will make my eyes dry (never had this before the bleph). But other than that no more issues with dry eye after the 4th month. Wore my contacts in Vegas for 18 hours straight without problems. I hope yours will also improve after 4 months. Ocassionally I still regret my decision. I have to go look at my before pics to remind me that my eyes were almost slits to feel better. My friend had a boob job about 3 years ago and some of the "dissolvable" stitches just came out a month ago! Hang in there! And stay in touch:)