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Pros- NO visible scars. Canthopexy prevents...
BunnyHunnySeptember 8, 2012
WORTH IT$2,400
Pros- NO visible scars. Canthopexy prevents ectropion. Excess skin removal get rid of wrinkles & smooth out the hollow appearance. Fat reposition filled out the deep tear troughs. Absolutely No pain during or after procedures
Cons- Temporary redness, swelling on face & eyes
Outcome- More than thrilled!
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UPDATED FROM BunnyHunny
Now that I'm 17 days post-op, most of the swelling...
BunnyHunnySeptember 16, 2012
Now that I'm 17 days post-op, most of the swelling & bruising went away. But now there's some red hard scar tissues forming right along the incision lines. In natural light, the areas look red & hyper pigmented, but you can't really see the raises unless you inspect them w/ 10x magnifier mirror or feel them with your fingers. Dr. said it's natural healing process & will subside.
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September 17, 2012
Thanks for posting the update of your photos. I hope that your scarring is not too great. Please let us know how it progresses.
September 19, 2012
how old are you ? good healing ...
September 21, 2012
I'm 42 btw..So it has been 3 weeks since the surgery. Most of the bruises on my face went away. I didn't know you get hypertrophic scars on the bottom lids as they heal :( The hypertrophic scars are not as hard compared to last week. Today I went & bought a silicon scar gel call Scarguard at Walgreens. Not sure it's my imagination, but the scars felt a lot softer after just 5 hrs. But I'm kinda freaked out now bc I saw some wrinklings now that the scar has soften.
September 21, 2012
FYI, the wrinkles I saw yesterday are nothing more than plastic coating from the silicon gel. When you brush the gel on, it dried to a thin film of plastic covering...It works great! I immediately see the color got better after just 1 night! Today however, I saw my left lid droop a bit on the outer corner. I hope it will improved & not get worse. Wow..I have no idea things can change for the worse esp when I didn't have any problems in the beginning.
September 22, 2012
Your dr did an amazing job on your lowers! And lucky you had such short healing time. Great results!!
September 23, 2012
Thanks! I hope the eyelids won't pull down as the scar tissues are forming. It's scary to know that it have happened to some people.
UPDATED FROM BunnyHunny
5 week post op- I have slight retractions on both...
BunnyHunnyOctober 6, 2012
5 week post op- I have slight retractions on both eyes. Right side more than the left. My Dr. wants to inject Kenalog to help softened the scar tissues next week
6 week post op- Left side retraction improved while the right side got worse. I'm going to follow one of the doctors advice & hold out the Kenalog as long as possible. I don't want to do anything prematurely & ends up having more wrinkles once the scar tissues softened over the months.
Input*
You can still have have lid retractions even with canthopexy
6 week post op- Left side retraction improved while the right side got worse. I'm going to follow one of the doctors advice & hold out the Kenalog as long as possible. I don't want to do anything prematurely & ends up having more wrinkles once the scar tissues softened over the months.
Input*
You can still have have lid retractions even with canthopexy
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December 8, 2012
You look great. Kudos to your doctor. Wish I had been so lucky! Maybe I'll go in for a consult revison.
February 21, 2013
Can you provide an update? I had a consultation with Dr. Lee today and I am considering booking my surgery date. I just want to know if you are happy with your results? Is there anything other concerns (even if minor) that you are willing to share?
March 25, 2013
Hi,
I'm super happy with the results. I have no problems with ectropian, dry eyes, or anything else. I just got back from a party today and everyone was so amazed with his work and the results. He has very gentle touch and showed a lot of confidence in doing this procedure. They couldn't believe it. His price is too good for the work he did imho. The only thing I like you to know is to be patient with the healing. Don't inject kenalog too prematurely if you see very slight rolling of the lids. It will go back to normal after 2-3 months.
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Here's a few inputs:
1. If you have deep tear troughs, don't have the fat removed. The more fat the better. This way Drs. can use the fat to drape around the hollow tear troughs areas. If you have the fat removed, it will only make it worse by leaving you with wrinkling skin & even more hollowness
2. Anytime you have skin removed, it's best to have canthopexy to avoid scleral show & ectropion
Filler in the tear trough does hurt- I too tried filler in that area before electing to go through surgery (uppers and lowers). I had had Juvederm in that area-it was okay as far as results, its a delicate area so it will hurt and there seems to a common side effect of a blue-ish hue for many ppl. When I had it injected my NP used a slight fanning motion that was pretty unpleasant.
Fat transfer to the under eyes still remains controversial since your body tends to absorb some of those transferred fat cells. I found that going to specifically a facial plastic surgeon made me confident in the procedure and am happy with the results. You are right though, you certainly have to be careful that you don't get too much fat removed or not enough fat transferred bc it is obvious if you are lacking in that area.