Eyelid Surgery: Stories

You look great--what a good result. did you use anything to keep the scars moist-or artificial tears for longer than the first couple of weeks? Thanks

Actually I used Arnica, which is a natural remedy, I used the cream around my eyes to help with redness and swelling and I also took the Arnica tablets that dissolve under your tongue. I also had an ointment the doc prescribed in the very beginning. It's been over a year now and I'm having a hard time remembering the details! I do not regret it at all and no one would guess I've had this surgery. I bought the Arnica at Whole Foods but you can find it other places as well. I don't think I used anything like eye drops. My scars are barely visible to the naked eye, they're flat and slightly lighter but honestly you just can't see them, they hide in your natural skin folds anyway. I still use a cover/concealing cream on my lids, as they are still a little pink.

Dear dsweetwalsh, congratulations, you did it! I hope you are as thrilled with the end result as I am. I can't believe it will already be a year in April since I had the surgery. Seems just the other day, I was impatiently counting down the 3 weeks till the surgery. My how time flies when we get on the other side of 50+. I decided to create this blog for other women to get an idea what they can expect. I explored the internet myself, before my surgery, but never found anything quite like this, progressive photo's of a real person, not some doctor's website with photo's. Thanks for stopping by, let me know how it goes for you! :-)

Hi dsweetwalsch, how's your recovery so far? Just
Like your First post, I was 2 days post suture bleph for upper eyelid only, and I'm feeling so uncertain and disturbed..
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Thank you so much! I too have a little bump at the end of an incision line and my doc said to massage it frequently and it would go away. Well, I forgot to do that and it's not really noticeable anyway so I'm not too concerned. I'm just super pleased with the overall result. My eyelids are still pretty red but when I wear make up, I use a cover cream called Dermablend on the lids, use finishing powder over it and I'm all set! You will be thrilled too when you get more time under your belt. Believe me, the swelling and bruising does go away! As we age, our eyes give us away and a Blepharoplasty takes years off with hardly any obvious signs!

Wow, thank you for the nice comments! I didn't have any unusual, or negative effects from the surgery. Everything went along pretty much as expected and I am still SO glad I did this! If you are considering it, I would highly recommend Dr. Kutty. I just loved him and am so pleased with the result. The first couple weeks I definitely questioned what I had done, I looked awful and wondered if the swelling would ever go down and if I'd ever look normal again. As you can see from the photo's, it went very well. Don't be afraid, just go for it, you won't be disappointed. Good luck!! Marianne :-)

Suzanne, try not to worry, I experienced the same thing. The first 2-3 weeks were awful!!! I thought I was ruined for life, what have I done and all that. I thought I'd never look or feel normal again. But, suddenly all the swelling and redness begins to subside. I had a lot of pain the first day or two. I also used a cold compress on my eyes a couple times a day and took Arnica Montana which you can find at Whole Foods or somewhere similar. It is a natural substance that I credit for speeding up my recovery. I took the tablets, they are great with helping to reduce swelling, bruising and redness. I also smoke!! This is a huge no-no and I was supposed to stop 3 weeks prior and 3 weeks after surgery which I could not do. So, if I survived this, you will too!!! :-}

And yes, right after surgery is pretty awful too. You'll get through it.

I'm in my 2 week post op. It's normal to be extremely swollen and bruise for 1-2 weeks. The first hour after surgery- my eyelids were swollen and red. The second and third day, they turn a deep blue/purple color. By the seven day, my eyelids turn a deep yellowish/greenish color. At my ten day, all the bruising faded.

Most of the swelling is gone too. But I still have slight swelling on the eyelids itself. I'm waiting for it to "thin" out. My doctor gave me a prescription called Medrol to help my swelling go down faster. I have to go back to work next week. I'm a bit nervous to go back. I have co-workers from hell. They are very intrusive and love to gossip. They enjoy making others feel miserable.

Anyway, enough about my co-workers. Everyone heals at a different rate. Hopefully, the prescription will work. I haven't notice any improvement in my swelling yet. I've been taking my medicine for 4 days now. I have 2 more days left on this medicine.

The recovery phase is a waiting game for me. So I will keep you posted.

Thanks,
Anna

Thank you! Super glad I had it done and am glad I chose the doctor I did! He is wonderful. I just looked back through the photo's I have posted, some of them are pretty gruesome, ha! But, I'm leaving them up so other women will know what to expect.

Thank you!

You'll be fine, it will all get better. :-D I too had those "what have I done" moments and thought I'd permanently ruined my face. Ha The first two weeks were difficult, I'd wake up and my eyelids would be so incredibly swollen, red, it was awful! My left eye was worse and I looked totally asymmetrical. But then after about 3 weeks it starting getting better. I was really worried I'd wake up puffy and red every day for the rest of my life! It's all part of the healing process and it WILL get better!!! You'll be thrilled and so glad you did it!!!!

Marianne, what you said is exactly I had felt. what have I done, I'd permanently ruined my face, I could be much prettier than post surgery, if this will be permanent like cat lady-- my life is done--sort of things. But today, post-op day 11, I saw silver lining. Before, even my nose was buried by swolleness and looked like elephant-man(animal) bw/eyes. But today my elephantman-like-face disappeared and is getting closer to my face while it is of course not great yet. I still see bruises, so it means I could have room to get better. Theoritically everyone is supposed to get healed, but what if I was exception--and end up with cat woman/unnatural look? what if my surgery didn't go like I was expecting? But today I think I finally went through that doubtful period. Thank you so much, Marianne.