sfgirltoo

Worth It - Bay Area, CA

Thank you 7kids. I will post pics when I can get them off of my old computer that has since broken. I noticed a difference immediately after surgery, eye area looked cleaner and felt much lighter -this alone made the surgery worth it to me. Knew that loose skin can make you look tired but didn't realize that it tires your eyes (all that lifting strains delicate muscles!). I was not a severe case and did it while I was young enough to heal well and enjoy the results. I was out and about the same day and never had regrets. During the first few mos, each week showed a marked improvement and then it was a matter of the eyes settling in, some days were better than others. The significant improvement bench times for me were at four, six and nine mos and now at over ten mos, I've mostly forgotten about it. My sister says I look like my old self. It's often touted as a quick procedure, that you're back to your life in a couple of weeks. The procedure is quick at just over an hour though the recovery, while impressive, is still a surgical intervention that takes time and patience. I put away my 10X magnification mirror lol after realizing that most people didn't even notice the scar lines that I thought were so obvious. Good luck to you if/when you decide to do this.

my surgeon had me ice for the first week or so and then graduate to warm compresses which is when I really started to see big improvements too. Think they want to get the swelling under control and the wound closed before using the warm compresses. glad it's working out well for you!

hi loulou, that's fantastic! you did it when you felt you were ready and it's working out great. I too was ready to go out into the world immediately after surgery; in fact I wanted to go out to lunch right afterwards but my friend who accompanied me made me go home!

hi- I didn't have any swollen nodules to speak of. you may want to call your Dr's office and get their advice. my surgeon was fanatastic too; no bruising or pain, it turned out very natural looking. after 10 days I used hot compresses on the swelling and found it to be very effective. My tap water is quite hot and would put a face cloth under the faucet, wring it and press on my eyes. it felt so good that I still do it today -and it makes your skin glow!

it's still very early days, maybe the swelling is making your eyes feel heavy. I had a surgical look for several mos like I had allergies or a cold but did not have any heaviness. the swelling would make my eyes appear lopsided, seemed to flare up in warm weather.