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Asian Eyelid Surgery - Beverly Hills, CA
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February 14, 2015
I don't see the asymmetry you're taking about. Looks perfect to me :)
February 14, 2015
From how they were before surgery to how they look now, you look a lot younger and refreshed.
February 14, 2015
Thanks, but the asymmetry was apparent immediately after the initial surgery. The revision helped little. I just hope another week will show some symmetry that I can live with because I really don't want to have any other revisions.
February 18, 2015
Your eyes look great for 1 week post op! I wouldn't become too concerned just yet. BTW: Some asymmetry wouldn't be the end of the world, although it definitely feels like it! Be strong!
February 21, 2015
Hi monkeylips - I just seen your pics. 27 years ago, I had eyes exactly like yours, and I had double eyelid surgery which ended up with eyes exactly like yours postop. The asymmetry is very minimal (& some of it could be unequal swelling), and the hooding over the left was reduced after the 2nd revision. I still have the hooding over 1 eye 27years later. Missy626 & cali808 don't see this minor asymmetry which you do because you work in opthalmology and you will thus be more tuned into such details of the eyes. I hope that the different eyelid levels is purely due to uneven swelling & will vanish in time giving equal lid levels for you. Most important is that the hooding over left eye was resolved coz that extra skin is not caused by postop swelling, and in my case has never gone away. I am thinking of having a revision to equalise my lid levels too, as some ptosis has developed after 27 years.
February 22, 2015
I think the girls are just trying to be supportive with my healing process, but the right lid is definitely lower. It was apparent immediately after surgery while I was still on the surgery table, so I don't believe the asymmetry is due to swelling. However, I am willing to live with the asymmetry if after six months there is less "noticeable" asymmetry once the lids' swelling decreases. Thank-you so much for writing.
February 25, 2015
this is exactly what happened to me 27years ago. After 1 year when all swelling resolved, there was very very minor lid level difference that was hardly noticeable. I was overjoyed to have double eyelids anyway, so this minor issue was fine at the time. However, as the decades passed & I aged, the disparity between the lid levels increased until now I really do note the presence of ptosis in my left lid. So, maybe things could progress this way too for you. But it could be decades before you are troubled enough about the different lid levels monkeylips. I am now contemplating revision surgery to equalise the lid levels and also rejuvenate the upper lids at the same time.
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6 days post
PO 1st day
monkeylipsFebruary 9, 2015
I feel like I am one of the unlucky ones. Just about everyone else on here has such beautiful results in just a matter of weeks. Perhaps I am just a slow healer. Today, my spirits are down. My eyelids feel tight, and it hurts to blink because I can feel a pull, more so on the right than the left. I don't feel sexy and can't recognize myself in the mirror. I look like I have Down Syndrome or have gotten a bad reaction from a bee sting. My eyes feel a lot heavier than it did the first time. They are even more swollen because of the trauma from the revision. I am sooo afraid of sneezing...and sneezing usually come in twos. Lol. Not only are my eyelids extremely swollen like I just gotten a good beating from an MMA cage fight but around my eyes and my cheeks. The bruising is worst than it was the first time. I have a feeling my recovery time will be longer due to the revision from just 5 days PO of the initial surgery. I don't think within a week any amount of makeup or eyelashes will make me look normal. I'm even afraid to put on eyeliner or false lashes for fear of pulling out more of my real lashes. Besides, I can't even feel both eyelids or the upper eyelash line near the nasal corners, so I'm too afraid I won't be able to feel the corners of the false eyelashes digging into my eyelids and possibly causing an infection. There is nothing I can do but just give it time and try to stay as optimistic and positive as possible.
I have been icing on and off. Dr. Lee said it would be okay to let water run down my face in three days. I just pray and hope it loosens up some of the tension, brings the swelling down, and the tingling warm feeling where the creases are down. I hope it's not signs of infections and just trauma.
I will post update pics in another week. I wanted sexy tapered eyelids, but I have a feeling they are going to end up round. I'm sooo tired. Nap time again.
I have been icing on and off. Dr. Lee said it would be okay to let water run down my face in three days. I just pray and hope it loosens up some of the tension, brings the swelling down, and the tingling warm feeling where the creases are down. I hope it's not signs of infections and just trauma.
I will post update pics in another week. I wanted sexy tapered eyelids, but I have a feeling they are going to end up round. I'm sooo tired. Nap time again.
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February 9, 2015
Awwww.. You should call dr lee tomorrow and let him know how you feel!! That is such a horrible feeling, you should get more rest and don't stress out which would cause your body to heal slower if you stress..
February 9, 2015
I'm going to give my eyes a month and hope time shows some improvements. I've already asked for another additional week off work. My manager agreed I should take more time off after I sent her my pics.
February 9, 2015
You are in the very early stages of two surgeries back to back. Try not to worry as it is counterproductive to your healing. Take some arnica and vitamin c and keep your head elevated above your heart. The numbness is normal. The swelling is normal. Also roller coaster emotions after surgery are normal. Breathe and try to relax.
February 9, 2015
It took at least 6 weeks for the swelling to go down for my friend. So no worries! And good luck!
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