45 Yrs. Old, Dr. John J. Martin Jr. Gave Me my Eyes Back!

I know how important it is to see before and after pictures and reviews, when you're contemplating having a specific type of surgery done, and you're looking for a doctor you can trust that does the procedure you need. So here's my story. I decided to get a revision Blepharoplasty/Lateral Canthoplasty surgery to fix a previous Blepharoplasty surgery gone wrong (with another surgeon) back in July, 2014. I went from having long almond shapes eyes with little dark fat pockets on my lower lids, to having round looking eyes with the white part showing under my eyeball, with all the fat taken out of my lower lids which left me with hollowness. I still had a small fat pocket on one eye but my eyes looked terrible because I went from having no wrinkles under my eyes, to having major wrinkles when I smiled. I did the surgery to look younger, and less tired, but instead, I looked older and ugly after that surgery. I could of done a revision surgery with that doctor but I didn't trust him and didn't want him to touch my eyes again. I didn't do my research when I picked that doctor. It was word of mouth through my sister's friend. She said her mom had done her eyes with him and she looked amazing. I never asked her to show me a before and after picture of her mom. I just scheduled an appointment to meet him and scheduled the surgery, even though I didn't feel comfortable with our meeting. I just thought, if my sister's friend said he was good, I won't question it and I'll just do it. I'd never had anything done, didn't ask a lot of questions, and was a little naive. I decided to take a break and let my eyes rest for a few years before I started my research in looking for a top Oculoplastic Surgeon in Miami. After looking at before and after pictures in Real Self, making appointments and meeting a few doctors, I decided I loved Dr. John J. Martin Jr. I felt comfortable with him, he listened, understood what I wanted, explained in detail what he'd do, what I should expect, calmed my nerves and told me that he'd give me back my almond shaped eyes. I trusted his every word and I'm glad I did because I'm in love with my eyes. I went from not wanting to spend so much time in front of the mirror, to looking at myself every chance I get when I walk by a mirror. You'll see why in the before and after pictures. It's only been 5 days since my surgery, so I'll continue to post new pics as the weeks pass so you can continue to see my progress. All I can say is, Dr. Martin is very skilled, confident, careful, pays attention to detail, and is a perfectionist. Because of him, I have my eyes back! Priceless! If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask....I hope my pics and review was helpful.

I'm still swollen and a tiny bit bruised. No pain at all. The swelling made my skin feel really tight and hard during days 1-5 (which is normal, plus Dr. Martin told me what to expect). Today, my lids feel less tight and softer. Everyday, your eyes change shape in different ways. Don't be scared. It'll take a few weeks before most of the swelling goes down. For ex: I might notice that one day I have swelling on my top right lid and the next day, that swelling has gone down and now I have swelling on my top left lid that wasn't that swollen. You know what I mean ? ????So you have to be patient. Look who's talking.... I want to fast forward to 1 month from now so I can see how pretty my eyes will look once most of the swelling is gone!

Still swollen with a little bruising.