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Upper Eyelid Surgery in Tampa, FL

Sacramento6138, don't be too worried about the scar. It's pretty bad the first three months, but you can cover it with makeup...plus it's along the crease, so it's really not very noticeable. I'm post op 6 months now, and my scar is completely gone!

Wow, problems, problems...I am SO sorry to read about your experience...it sounds pretty traumatic :( Hopefully your new opthamologist can help with you the dry eye issues. When I saw my doctor for my 3 month checkup, he did say it usually takes 6-12 months before the eyes are fully settled to where they will be. I really hope yours will even out. Have you seen your surgeon lately(or will you see him soon) and what has he said about your eyes? After reading more reviews on here, it does seem like a 2nd surgery is not that uncommon, though I know that's the last thing you want to do. I'm so sorry you are experiencing pain all day...that is definitely not normal. I'm one week past you, and I haven't had pain in 2 months. I have a little dryness, but that's about it. Once or twice a week, I'll feel some tightness, but most of the time, I have completely forgotten that I had the surgery done. Did your doctor only cut out skin when he did your surgery, or did he take out fat or muscle as well? I think the more they remove, the more issues are possible. My doctor just took very little skin since my eyes weren't that bad to begin with. And even now, I wonder if he took enough because I still see some hooding(but I am done with surgery!). Hopefully you will see your surgeon for a 12 week post-op soon so he/she can address all of your concerns and issues you are experiencing. Have you thought about going to another surgeon to get a second opinion? I really do hope things get better for you soon and please keep us posted!

Shibumi, did your doctor say what caused your bumps? Are you going to have to keep going back, or will this(hopefully) be the last time? I can understand why he doesn't want to do too much of the injection, but I feel for you because I know how frustrating the "bump" can be! Good luck and please keep us posted! PS- I took some new pics(san makeup) for you and will try and get them posted tomorrow.

Hi Shibumi, I just went to my doctor for my 3 month check up and he noticed my "bump" right away. He said that sometimes skins cells get under the incision and create a cyst(he actually said it happens in about 1 out of every 10 patients of his). He gave me a numbing injection, cut it open and pulled out the cyst. It look a little longer to get all the lining out(which is necessary so it doesn't come back!). My eye already looks SO much better and the bump is barely noticable at all now. I will take some more makeup free pics and post this week. I think my eyes looks pretty good. You really can't see the incision lines at all, unless you are looking for them. I do still have a little redness at the inner corner of my eyes(which I personally don't mind since I wear makeup). I go see my surgeon one last time(hopefully) in 3 months. As far as uploading pics, I'm sorry but I don't know any special tricks. I just took some pics, saved them on my desktop and uploaded them.

Wow, your results look fantastic! You look so much younger(and you have such pretty lashes!). It's funny how you think some of your recovery pics look "gruesome", but honestly, I was thinking how I wished my recovery looked more like yours! I had really bad bruising and swelling for about 3 weeks. I'm 3 months post-op now and I'm doing much better. I had a little bump along my incision line at my innner corner of my left eye, and my surgeon said sometimes skin cells get under the incision line and cause a cyst. He gave me a numbing shot, cut it, and pulled it right out. I still have a little bit of redness at my inner eyes, which I don't mind since I wear makeup. I still have days when I wake up with swelling, but a gel eye masks works great. Overall, I'm really happy I had the surgery done and I'm fortunate to not have any scarring. I'm pretty sure if everyone had the results you have, there would 100% of people saying this surgery is worth it. Thanks for sharing your story :)

I slept on my back with 4 pillows for three weeks...it was brutal! I'm a stomach sleeper, so it was really hard for me. My first few weeks were rough, my eyes were always watering and were really tight. But, fortunately that all went away after a few weeks. I'm sure sleeping on 4 four pillows and on my back helped with the swelling, even if it didn't feel like it at the time. I still think the ice eye masks helped the most though! Best of luck with your recovery...hopefully yours will be a little quicker than mine :)