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56 Year Old Female Wanting More Youthful Eyes. Bakersfield, CA
UPDATED FROM DianeJ77
3 months post
And the drama continues
DianeJ77April 12, 2016
$7,300
So of course I had a reaction to the Restasis, or maybe I'm feeling so bad (flu and migraine) due to all the steroids I was on. Saw my PCP yesterday with labs so hopefully I'll hear back soon.
I soooo wish I went with Dr Chang, who's taken over my post op care. I gave him the op report and he said the procedure I had is so outdated. My thinking was that he deals with eyeballs, and I wanted skin and fat reshaped so I went with Dr Lehocky at Beautologie. I posted on Yelp under their practice name Beautologie and the owner responded within 5 minutes. If you have time check it out. My husband said I'll probably be sued, and that's ok, more people will hear my story and avoid them.
So now I look just beat up, and it's probably necrotic tissue that I'll have forever as a reminder how stupid I was to not consult with more surgeons. At least the itching, burning and craziness is gone. Thanks for reading!
I soooo wish I went with Dr Chang, who's taken over my post op care. I gave him the op report and he said the procedure I had is so outdated. My thinking was that he deals with eyeballs, and I wanted skin and fat reshaped so I went with Dr Lehocky at Beautologie. I posted on Yelp under their practice name Beautologie and the owner responded within 5 minutes. If you have time check it out. My husband said I'll probably be sued, and that's ok, more people will hear my story and avoid them.
So now I look just beat up, and it's probably necrotic tissue that I'll have forever as a reminder how stupid I was to not consult with more surgeons. At least the itching, burning and craziness is gone. Thanks for reading!
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UPDATED FROM DianeJ77
2 months post
Restasis-The new wonder drug!
DianeJ77March 12, 2016
So today is the last day of steroids and I started using Restasis yesterday for very dry eye caused by an aggressive blepharoplasty. This stuff feels great in my eyes, whitens them and I'm no longer a monster!
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March 13, 2016
Wow I'm sorry to hear this has been such an ordeal for you. I've been considering upper and lower blepharoplasty for a while now. Stories like yours are why I am so hesitant. I hope you are feeling better and that your results settle into something you are happy with. I think your eyes look good, but if they hurt and are irritated I'm sure that is very frustrating. Please keep us posted as you continue to recover.
March 14, 2016
These events could have been avoided. I don't do foreign bodies. I had surgery on both feet in 2011 and the titanium screw the doc used caused inflammation, after my left foot surgery the screw stuck out of my toe! I've had problems with other foreign objects also, IUD, Norplant, etc.
If this physician used normal sutures that are removed within 10 days I'm sure all of this mess could have been avoided, but instead he chose sutures that dissolve in 56 days (of course I made everyone aware of the foreign body issue beforehand).
Please don't use my story as a decision-maker, I'm the odd one!
Please consult with many and ask what happens if you acquire a medical condition related to the surgery (I just assumed they would take care of it, not). I had a second opinion with an ophthalmologist and in hindsight I should have gone with him, as he's a Board Certified Opthalmologist, the physician who did the procedure is BC in Plastic Surgery. I figured skin over eyeballs-big mistake.
Keep researching, and keep consulting until you find a good fit!
I went out this weekend with make-up (tons because I still have bruising) and had many compliments so I'm starting to like my eyes and the past ordeal is past!
Good luck and thank you for your kindness.
If this physician used normal sutures that are removed within 10 days I'm sure all of this mess could have been avoided, but instead he chose sutures that dissolve in 56 days (of course I made everyone aware of the foreign body issue beforehand).
Please don't use my story as a decision-maker, I'm the odd one!
Please consult with many and ask what happens if you acquire a medical condition related to the surgery (I just assumed they would take care of it, not). I had a second opinion with an ophthalmologist and in hindsight I should have gone with him, as he's a Board Certified Opthalmologist, the physician who did the procedure is BC in Plastic Surgery. I figured skin over eyeballs-big mistake.
Keep researching, and keep consulting until you find a good fit!
I went out this weekend with make-up (tons because I still have bruising) and had many compliments so I'm starting to like my eyes and the past ordeal is past!
Good luck and thank you for your kindness.
March 16, 2016
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