Biltmore Lift Plus Upper Bleph

You people are more compassionate than my "Real" friends! LOL . And I really appreciate it. Yes, I was freaking out but I decided not to lose it completely until the 3 month mark. It's funny how the optimism in a person gives them something to hang onto. My eyes are still really dry and don't close completely at night. It's a weird feeling. You are sleeping but wake up and you can already see. It's hard to explain. They are open a slit like when you are peeking and you don't want someone to know you are awake . Anyway , my main goal was to be able to wear mascara again and I can. Dr. Harley reached out to me before I did to him. I appreciated that.

No I don't. As a nurse I feel there is always that small percentage of patients that do not heal like the rest. I feel like Dr. Harley is the best so I'd have the same outcome . The only difference would be, at least he cares . LOL . Thank you so much for your kind words and support. How are you doing?

I am just patiently waiting for my lip function to return. The eye issues are there and I wait for them to improve. I am just glad the dryness has gone. I will be really happy when they aren't open when I sleep and Dr. H fixes the brow drop. Like you said, "at least he cares." I could not have said it better. Him standing by his work makes it so much easier to focus on healing without worrying there is not other resolution should it NOT heal. That is like money in the bank to have the peace knowing he will fix issues. You are right, not all patients heal the same and not all patients have the same cuts, amount of tissue or hurdles in scarring. I will say that I think having an eye exam before Blephs would be a good standard of procedure, in the minimum if one is going to travel on blephs. Also, thorough and more complete discussion of possible issues like brow drops, etc. I did a Q&A on here and doctors seemed to think the brow drop discussion is one you have before a bleph on standard. I didn't have that, nor did I expect it to happen. You sign that paper of all the risks the morning you do the surgery, and in my case, I had already taken a nice amount of valium. I could not tell you what all was on that sheet! Dr. H says all of this is temporary and I trust him in that opinion. So, I wait and just focus on the results that I love. Not having jowls and a falling chin makes it a lot easier!! lol I do not miss that!! It seems there are a good many people on here who have had initial blep issues and some have resolved well and a few not so well, even 6 months out. I feel very bad for those ladies who go through that, as most blephs I read are a breeze with none of these issues at all. That is the one thing that made me wish I would have stayed close to home on the bleph. Your eyes are a real booger bear when they decide to have an issue and having him close would have been a lot easier for the complications that have happened. Keep positive! I have had women say "Well, seems to me, Dr. Harley's patients are just pleased they aren't maimed" and really rude stuff like that. I really respect him and have had to tell a few people to not bother me in my inbox because of the negativity. I really appreciate having other patients, like you, to talk with and stay positive with. We don't all heal perfectly and the support is a lifesaver. Hugs and thank you so much.

I would highly suggest having someone check to see if your eyes are wide open during sleep. This is what is happening with me. That coupled with them not closing all the way during the day, during blinking, was making it so much worse and I suffered like this. I got a sleep mask that keeps your eyes hydrated at night and it helped a great deal. If I didn't use that, I would likely still be suffering because my eyes do not close during sleep. I still have some dryness, but nothing like it was. I am so sorry you are also going through eye complications. Mine now are mostly with a gap that is happening on the side of the lid and the not closing. I feel you, sister. Dr. Harley has reached out and promised me he would always stand by his work and not abandon me, so I do believe he will make this right. I am praying for you!

I had a consult with an Opthamology plastic surgeon She tested my eyes & I qualified for eyelid correction thru Medicare . I was all set. I brought up my dry eye problem, & she said no way would she operate on me because it would make my eyes drier! Elaine

There are very effective things you can be doing to improve the situation, so I would read other posts as soon as you can, especially concerning eye massage. Fortycankissit even has a video demonstrating the massage technique she used. I hope it helps!

Also check out Geezerhottie - she experienced eye issues after a bleph with Dr. Harley and they totally resolved themselves too. I hope your issues resolve completely too and am so sorry to hear about the suffering you are experiencing. :/