Matthew G. Vicinanzo, MD

I recently lost a good bit of weight and was left with eye bags. I consulted an oculoplastic surgeon and we opted for lower blepharoplasty instead of fillers. The surgery was in his office and I was back home within 2-3 hours. It was a little painful but not too bad and well worth it. He did not remove any skin, but just the eye bags themselves. The worst part was using ice on the eyes for 30 minutes, every 30 minutes for 48 hours. It took about 3 weeks for my bruising to go away, but still worth it. Would do it again! Love my eyes now. Updated on 15 Dec 2016: This is my 3 month photo. Updated on 4 Mar 2017: Still happy with my decision to have this done. My eyes look amazing now! Updated on 5 Mar 2017: No makeup and still loving my eyes.

I've only just had my eyelid surgery done on Monday, June 3rd, 2013. I admit, I'm super nervous for the results to settle in. Background: I originally had an eyelid surgery back when I was 17 (left eye). When I was in seventh grade my eyelid swelled up drastically and never went back down. In eleventh grade, my sweet mother was trying to make me feel better and saved up money to help me get it fixed. The doctor my mother took me to at the time did a horrible job. He also told her insurance wouldn't cover it and that she had to pay $2000+ for one eyelid procedure. I later found out that insurance would have covered it (as my eye was literally a slit), he just got more money by her paying directly. Fast forward to today, being 31 I've wanted my eyes fixed my entire life. For me it's something I see everyday and despise having. In the first photo you can see how botched up my left eyelid is and that my right over the years has started to sag. Not a very easy canvas that I'm taking to my doctor. *Fingers crossed*