Be patient. All this will go away. My stitches were so bumpy & discolored & today I have no scars to speak of. I am 5 months post surgery and I have been happy for several months now :))) www.mollymouchka.com
I will add that I still feel a little funky about how I look in pictures. I'm not sure why this is. Maybe it's that my eyelids are still a bit tight and my smile doesn't feel entirely natural, or maybe I'm just self conscious when I have my photo taken...or maybe I look great but I'm just not used to seeing the new me in photos.
I am now 3 months post surgery and I barely have ANY scars or redness anymore. My doctor said it would take six months to heal entirely, but I have felt entirely healed for the last month or more. Although I continue to see improvement every single day! I am THRILLED with the results of this surgery. I LOVE putting eye make up on and feel younger, prettier and more refreshed. I am motivated to shower, do my hair, put on make up and feel cute again. I am 43 and felt like a washed up, burned out mother of a 2 and 5 year old. This surgery gave me a new leash on life. I recently got Botox in my forehead--something that really exaggerated my hooded eyelids in the past, and now I get the benefit of the wrinkle-less forehead without sagging eyelids! Woo Hoo!
This is such a great testimonial. The overwhelming response to having Blepharoplasty has been people getting very discouraged because they don't like the results immediately after. This is plastic/cosmetic surgery and people need to understand they will not heal overnight. My doctor said it will take 6 months to see the results, although I was happy after 3 weeks. I do see my eyes changing all the time for the better and the scars are almost completely gone now at 2 months post. It's as if I never had the surgery. I remember panicking at 2 weeks--totally obsessing night and day about it and now it's a total non issue and I'm back to my normal, every day life. I blogged about this on my website at mollymouchka.com called "Eyes Wide Open" and encourage everyone to comment and share their stories there.
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