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Eyes Actually Look Puffier After Lower Eyelid Surgery

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Age 31, lower blepharoplasty, supery performed...

poiuytrAugust 16, 2009
$6,500

Age 31, lower blepharoplasty, supery performed late April 2009, 3.5 months post op. Result is terrible. I used to have mild barely noticeabe bags under my eyes as per my first pic in the white shirt and now they are unmistakenably festoons which has advanced me many more years. Apart from that, the left eyelid is more swollen than the right.

My surgeon has informed me some swelling will persist for several months and I'm prepared not to make a judgement for 2 more months but I have seen zero improvement since the surgery and the eye bags are definantly much bigger than before (shouldn't I have seen some improvement by now?).

I've been digging around and found most blepharoplasties performed on malar bags/festoons are almost always worse, something I was not warned about - I will post again at the six month mark with updated pics, does anyone know if this can be fixed (preferably by someone with eextensive experience and results)

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Richard Sackelariou, MBBS, FRACS

Richard Sackelariou, MBBS, FRACS

Specialist Plastic Surgeon

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poiuytr
August 15, 2009
if anyone has any suggestions as to what option are available please please contribute
(unregistered guest)
September 3, 2009
I'm sorry yor disappointed with yor result. Are you able to say what clinic your op was done at.
poiuytr
January 1, 2017
Hi there - the doctor was Dr Richard Sackelariou of Double Bay - he had some amazing before and after pictures on his website which enticed me.
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tried but failed
August 18, 2009
Have you sought out a second opinion from a different doctor?
poiuytr
January 1, 2017
I have actually looked into that - after going through this procedure I am VERY hesitant about going to another doc. I have now come to the understanding that a doctor who specializes in oculoplasty would be my best bet.
poiuytr
January 5, 2017
Actually I would like to also add that if I was to do this again I would do the following (the whole saga has made me very cautious about doing this again unless I do the following):
1. Investigate the doctor with the board/doctors associations to make sure there are no complaints against the doctor
2. Check reviews on realself
3. Ask the doctor if it is possible to speck to any former patients about their blepharoplasty results
4. Look for doctor that specializes in oculoplasty such as an oculoplastic surgeon or find an ophthalmologist - the doctor i used was a general plastic surgeon
5. Get more than one opinion and do NOT go off the before and after photos that the doctor provides you with (what I have noticed about the doctor I have used is that their before and after photos on their website have not been updated in 7 years - I feel this is a warning sign)
6. If getting blepharoplasty, ask the doctor if it will be the tranconjunctival approach - the reason why is that my doctor used the transcutaneous approach which has an ectropion risk (a risk of eyelid pulldown), this did in fact happen on my left eyelid (very slightly but noticeable if i zoom in).
7. Investigate if fillers instead of blepharoplasty are for you which are temporary
8. Take your own before and after shots - my doctor tried to use lighting to minimize the effect of the bags in after shots
9. And above all - if I haven't said it before, make sure your doctor is a specialist/has specialist qualifications in the eye surgery which is hugely complex rather than a general plastic surgeon such as an ophthalmologist
poiuytr
August 20, 2009
I think it would be fair to the doctor that I remove the profile until thr 6 month mark, I will contact realself to have the review removed until then
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tried but failed
August 20, 2009
You haven't named the doctor so I am not sure how it is unfair? I guess my question would be, why not leave the post up and update it at the six month mark? Your information about how blepharoplasty can actually make malar bags/festoons appear worse might be really useful to some people considering the surgery. Just a thought.
workallthetime
November 6, 2014
I agree, WTF is the point of these worthless reviews if people don't post photos or warn others of the Dr's. name. Simply worthless.
poiuytr
January 1, 2017
Hi all - I have now posted pics about a year after the procedure and current pics as well, unfortunately the result was terrible - I did take my concerns to the doctor about a year after and he seemed to wash his hands of it telling me it would improve. It never has. The doctor was Dr Richard Sackelariou in Double Bay Sydney.
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nathel22
August 28, 2009
dont judge on my pic as it is not the one after bleph. I will post later when i have time. I am ok. Post recovery about 1 month now. The only problem is redness and irritation after make up removal so I avoid wearing it. I can only say one thing: This procedure takes a decade to recover!" so waiting is ok because I notice the face changes every day.
poiuytr
January 1, 2017
I was told something similar by my doctor lol - Unfortunately I never saw any improvement over the years (it has always been worse than before).
UPDATED FROM poiuytr

update to review

poiuytrJanuary 1, 2017
This photo was taken 1 year after the procedure, unfortunately it shows no improvement and I look worse than I did before the procedure. The doctor that performed this procedure is not reviewed on real self

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poiuytr
January 1, 2017
I would like to add the date of the photo which was Dec 2010
UPDATED FROM poiuytr

Photo's were taken 4 months before procedure

poiuytrJanuary 1, 2017

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