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Quadblepharoplasty - Des Moines, IA

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Wanted to have more upper lid. Had...

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melyDecember 3, 2011
$6,000

wanted to have more upper lid. Had quadblepharoplasty in 2 26 02 went in asking only for upper blepharoplasty, because as u can see didnt have much upper lid, never thought I had bags under my eyes, but I thought that eventually i was going to have some bags in the future n I was already there. Well I let myself convince to also had lower lid surgery.

After surgery I ask about why the ectropion he said it was going to get better he tried to fixed it but, not luck"or not experience from him. On the contrary I end up loosing eyelashes that I was so proud about,lashes never came back a bump on my left eye. There is not one day that I see myself in the mirror n try to look better but i cant, because with makeup it accentuates more the ectropion at least before I only had to wait for the swollen upper lid to go away n with makeup I could look alot better not after this surgery.


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Eugene J. Cherny, MD

Eugene J. Cherny, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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bekahbabe001
April 20, 2012
I have to be honest... I don't think your eyes look bad after the surgery. They look perfectly symmetrical and the under eye bags look completely gone. Maybe post more photos so others can see what you're talking about?
gdamia
May 7, 2015
I agree I did not see anything really wrong, they look good to me. The lower bags are gone.
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mely
August 31, 2015
Really? gdamia you didn't see any difference? I didn't have any lower bags at ALL. any person with allergies first thing in the morning wake up with with swollen lids after a few hrs swollenes goes away or it can be disguise with make-up. I was not wearing any make up at all in the before pic taken at the butcher office so u can see some tiny imperfections, but I also post some before pics with make on n you can clearly any swollenes. After surgery I was left with indented scars on both eyes 2scars right eye n 1on left eye INDENTED SCARS that NOBODY CAN REMOVE I didn't have ANY WRINKLE He carved removed all fat n skin from both eyes lower and upper that's why I end up with ECTROPION on my right eye very noticeable just like yours Ectropion that you have very noticeable.
but the difference that when he did this botched surgery I was barely 41yrs old not 54yrs like right now probably I wouldn't mind that much at this age. And I'm not the only one saying this about this butcher that botched my eyes carved, removed all my skin and fat from upper and lower lids it was also said from 3well known oculoplastic surgeons from Beverly Hills California. Probably you didn't see the difference because you were not wearing your glasses. My upper lids without makeup look very hollow n sunken the indented scars so large n impossible to cover up. Very very depress since this botched surgery...
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colleensmail
August 31, 2015
dont be upset Mely
they just dont realize what you have been through and how much it has changed you is all.
some people dont notice what is not on their own faces is all.
someone said the same thing to me too and i was very upset too,but i am sure they dont mean it that way,they just have no idea is all...its okay sweetie,i understand
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mely
August 31, 2015
Lol! It's very noticeable! pictures are the proof. is it me? Or it's not noticeable? You tell me Colleen. Can you see indented scars and white showing in my right eye. A droopy eye.
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colleensmail
September 1, 2015
yes i see it
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Juliannas1
July 3, 2016
Hi, I saw that you liked my post, even though I have not posted pics, the same thing happened to me, that happened to you, the pics you posted, looked like my before and after, I can send you pics, if you want to PVT message me, we can exchange e-mails and I will be happy to send you my pics, I believe Dr, Chip Harvey Cole can help you, my eyes are looking nice and oval again, I think they may be a slight bit smaller, but I thought it was worth loosing size for a nice pretty shape, hope this helps you :)
heb416
October 3, 2016
i am so sorry that you are suffering thru this, i too have almost the same scenero with someone who bragged how great he was and knowledgeable and butchered off my lower lids and removed all my fat. very devastating and he goes on practicing on more people. i have found 4 others who went to francis johns and had bad outcomes, and were discharged like me when they complained. wonder how he sleeps at night, he has no conscience what so ever if he can do this to people. i am praying you for that someday, we will find someone to help us
CityIce
October 6, 2016
Agree with bekahbabe001. I don't see w hg st you are talking about. I'm sorry, but I think that you look great!
UPDATED FROM mely

For the comment I got from a reader thanks for...

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melyApril 22, 2012
For the comment I got from a reader thanks for saying my eyes look symmetrical, but it's so far from true, I will submit some photos so u can see what I'm talking about, how terrible I look!. It look like I have 2 faces in one, those "surgeons" that dO those mistakes need to admit their mistake n don't know how to correct them n refer u to another surgeon that really know how to correct their failure. Instead of trying n do worse than good!

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mely
April 22, 2012
Thanks, I wish that would it b true, but not at all. I will post more pictures so u can see, what Im talking about.
te
April 25, 2012
I can't see what you're talking about at all - it looks to me like you achieved a beautiful surgical result!
bekahbabe001
April 26, 2012
I think your eyes look beautiful, but they do not look asian anymore. You probably wanted to maintain the asian look to your eyes, I'm guessing, and because your surgeon made them look European you don't like the results? If that is the case then I understand why you're not happy with the results. But your eyes definitely look very pretty.
bekahbabe001
April 26, 2012
Looking at your photos just now, I think I notice what you were talking about with the asymmetry. Your right bottom eyelid is a little bit lower than your left one, but I think this can be fixed if you go to a skilled surgeon. And it probably isn't as noticeable as you think, because I had to look at your photos for like 10 minutes to see the flaw... Well, I hope you can get your eyes to look the way you want them to... but in the meantime, don't feel bad, your eyes look good :)
golfloosh
June 3, 2012
Oh do I feel your pain!! I have been living with retracted lower lids (one worse than the other too)from a bad lower bleph for years now. I am too afraid to seek a surgical correction. It makes me look sad and tired, and my eyes are dry and require drops all the time.
jean1962
February 6, 2014
I feel for you...If you ever learn of any way to get this corrected, please share.
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colleensmail
February 6, 2014

mely have you gone to any other surgeons? i know how hard this is,emotionally and financially. i too never thought i would be in this situation either. it makes us angry at everyone because we have been hurt... my doctor didnt even want to try to help,he didnt even want to see me again and even put it in his notes after he took the stitches out and realized how badly it looked...his staff told me so and i have it recorded on tape.the only reason he did was because he read on realself my public experience so then he had to try to pretend to care....but he did let me know that he considered THIS a successful surgery and he was not about to help me...also recorded.i would hate to see what my doctor considered an un successful surgery.nonetheless it was not really the fact that the outcome was not what either of us wanted but his narcissistic holier than thou and could care less attitude that really really hurt.. i am here for you and if you need someone to be a physical support for you,you let me know and i will do anything i can including go to appointments with you at my expense...i know what it is like to go through something like this and have absolutely no support system at all to lean on.i feel lost and all alone too....if not for my critters and knowing no one would take care of them i dont know what i would do.so just ask and i will be there colleen

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mely
February 7, 2014
Awe! Thank u so much for ur support Collen I would appreciate it very very much if u can go with me, to meet an oculoplastic surgeon there I'm planning to meet this year. Yes, I went to see another plastic surgeons in the past yrs, one in Iowa who wanted to do a tarsal strip but I decided not to go ahead because when I told him i didnt want anymore scars he said I was going to have more scars, so I didn't go ahead with the surgery. The other surgeon I went to see was from Texas n advice me to see n oculoplastic surgeon, that my eyelids need it n specialist to have a revision from a skilled oculoplastic surgeon. So after that I being searching for that skilled surgeon. Hopefully this year will b the end of this search. So, yes Collen it would b awsome if u can go with me to the appt with the surgeon.
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colleensmail
February 7, 2014
of course i will go with you mely just make sure you let me know the date and time and i will make sure i take off from work and go with you...if it is someone here i could schedule my appointment too at the same time
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mely
February 7, 2014
Yes, I will let u know ahead of time. The surgeon I'm planning to see its in Los Angeles CA.
Alice 1962
February 7, 2014
Alice 1962
February 7, 2014
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mely
February 7, 2014
Awe
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mely
February 7, 2014
Omg I wrote more than the awe n I don't know what happen this mobile phone have a mind of his own. Thank u Alice for the offer. Sure u can come with us. I really appreciate it. I welcome u. Thank u for warn us about that bad Dr W. I feel ur pain Dear Alice. I'm sure one of this days u will find a skilled Surgeon that can fix ur scar dear.
Alice 1962
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jean1962
June 26, 2012
I too know exactly what you are talking about. It took about a 1.5 years to see the final result and if I knew then what I know now! For the first year I thought my quad bleph. looked good, then the swelling suddenly and completely diminished and I'm now left with a very hollowed out, old, skeletal and tired look to my eyes. I too am scared about corrective surgery as not many surgeons do this type of correction. My eyes also are dried out and sometimes sting. It's horrible and I think it's only going to get worse as we age! I'm also having the same problem with makeup. Nothing seems to look right - no matter what I try. If I try and add mascara and shadow, it only harshens the looks of my eyes... It is very depressing because I feel like I did this to myself - should have left my eyes alone.
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Ectropion n indented upswing scars on both eyes due to quad blepharoplasty surgery.

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melyMay 30, 2014
ECTROPION on Rt. eye big time! Indented upswing scars on both eyes DUE to lack of skill of "surgeon" even tough it's being 12long yrs scars are, very very noticeable!! Anyone can tell I had eyelid surgery, when all I wanted to have it was more upper lid. I didn't want to have this huge scars that look horrible! I didn't have ANY WRINKLE or scars at all. This terrible experience happened 12yrs ago. It happened because this surgeon didn't have experience on eyelids surgeries. He told me he did had experience. And just to think that I paid to have this done. Unbelievable!

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BE YOU tiful
October 26, 2014
So sorry that you did not get a good outcome. I did search hard and found a surgeon who is 4.5 hours away, wish he was closer, but again how many times am I going to do this? The drive is worth it. Can't wait to get this done so the healing can begin.
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