Exceptional, Skilled, Humble
I sought out competent doctors after a Renuva gone wrong experience, in addition to a mediocre levator eyelid surgery from other doctors. I had successful and rewarding treatments with Renuva before, but I do not recommend Renuva in the delicate under eye area based on my experience. About two weeks after Renuva injection to my under eyelid area, I had developed fat bag herniation literally overnight, and after multiple evaluations, HA dissolver (even though it’s not HA), I was informed by facial plastic and Oculoplastic experts that surgery was the only solution. Dr. Perry stood out to me due to his humble nature and no-frills office, but even more so his expertise and genuinely caring nature. One review said something like, Dr Perry solved what theee other surgeons could not. Nobody is effect, but that was a sign to me that he really tries. When I was first searching and consulting with doctors, as I sadly expected, nobody had experience dealing with “Renuva fat” injected to the under eyes, and Dr Perry admitted that as well, but was willing to try, as well as correct a few other things I wasn’t satisfied with, like my droopy eyelid. I had a lower blepharoplasty with fat transfer to the lower eyelid/upper cheek and upper eyelid hollows. The “Renuva fat” was scarred, lumpy, and stuck in several planes of my eyelid/eyeball muscles, so was not usable. Additionally, I had levator revision on one eye plus co2 laser for crepey under eye skin. My theory is although Renuva takes a few months to build fat, the initial inflammatory process which heightens around week 2, possibly pushed on my tissues and caused the fat herniation overnight, in addition to fat integrating with muscle tissue over the coming months. Dr Perry even told me after surgery that he found fat “sort of behind the eyeball.” My injector told me they did not inject theee, but apparently the eye tissues are thin, and fillers etc can leak into different areas. Surgery recovery was painless. I was instructed no exercise for two weeks but I stayed active walking a lot on the treadmill at low speeds - not exactly recommended but not exactly off limits either. It was easy for me to monitor my heart rate and such so to me, this was the best. The corners of my eyes were seen shut and so I had no peripheral vision. This was the most uncomfortable part. But unlike my previous eye surgery, the stitches did not constantly poke my eyeballs which was a great relief. My previous levator surgery felt like my eyes were being stabbed constantly the first week. I did have one episode where a stitch got stuck, but luckily a few minutes later it moved to a better position. The CO2 laser resurfacing really did take a while for my skin to heal. There was a red phase, a scabby phase, even a pore-clogged phase, but my under eyes are now much smoother than before and makeup applies nicely. Would do again. To my pleasure, my eyes were perfectly even upon waking from surgery, and remained that way. I am really happy I am no longer buggy eyed in photos. The fat transfer: Dr Perry was upfront with me that he does not over fill, he even “under fills” to reduce the risk of lumpy outcomes. I am about 4 months out at the point and what you see the first 1.5 months or so is lots of swelling, so it’s really hard to even judge how much fat was put in there in the first place or what survived. He harvested 10cc then purified down to 8cc according to his notes, and based on our brief convo he most likely put 3 cc in each cheek plus 1cc in each upper eyelid. I can definitely see a difference, but it is subtle. It’s not like HA filler which absorbs water and you get even more volume than expected, but I am very pleased with the result, and I really didn’t notice any “fat resorption” past the 3 month mark, which was still possibly masked by edema, so I hope what I have at 4 months is relatively stable. Around the 2.5 month mark I started to feel light pulsations in my cheek. Maybe that was the fat establishing, or just a coincidence. I still feel the pulsing sometimes, but gentler. I really appreciate Dr. Perry’s work and will definitely consider him for any future eye or possibly even facelift needs!