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There was a strong misalignment of expectations
UPDATED FROM emptyblue
1 year post
So it’s been 1.5 years since my surgery
emptyblueJanuary 7, 2023
and all I can say is that I regretted getting this surgery done more and more every day. Dr. Amadi has done me such disservice and I still can’t believe I paid 5 figures for such a botched result. I have not yet had any revision done as I wanted to see how my results settle, plus I need to have enough saving for a new surgery.
Beside the obvious asymmetry, my left eye (the right one in the photo) also has a inverted/flipped lash line that makes my eye rather irritable and dry everyday. Dr. Amadi said it will go away with healing - ok I’ve “healed” for almost 2 years and that’s just not an acceptable excuse anymore. You can see the bare skin that’s exposed below my lash line in the bigger eye on the right.
Please, for those of you thinking of getting an Asian Bleph from him, stay away. He also did not offer any sort of compensation, refund, or revision to me. What a disastrous experience for me.
Beside the obvious asymmetry, my left eye (the right one in the photo) also has a inverted/flipped lash line that makes my eye rather irritable and dry everyday. Dr. Amadi said it will go away with healing - ok I’ve “healed” for almost 2 years and that’s just not an acceptable excuse anymore. You can see the bare skin that’s exposed below my lash line in the bigger eye on the right.
Please, for those of you thinking of getting an Asian Bleph from him, stay away. He also did not offer any sort of compensation, refund, or revision to me. What a disastrous experience for me.
UPDATED FROM emptyblue
3 months post
3-month post op update
emptyblueAugust 27, 2021
Many of you asked for a picture update, here it is. As expected, my crease got smaller,
pretty much touching my lash line and the middle is dipping more than the corners. It really felt like I got a surgery to just make my eyes smaller. Will be going to California for revision.
pretty much touching my lash line and the middle is dipping more than the corners. It really felt like I got a surgery to just make my eyes smaller. Will be going to California for revision.
Replies (3)
September 14, 2021
I’m on the same boat as you… via a Californian doctor. Who are you planning on seeing for revision? DM me.
January 28, 2022
I'm sorry to hear you both didn't get results you wanted. It's a shame that spending so much money and not getting what you PAID for whereas surgeons get paid no matter what the outcome is....sad!!
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June 15, 2022
Hi there, may I ask whether you performed the suture or the incision procedure?
UPDATED FROM emptyblue
15 days post
Previous review got cut off
emptyblueMay 29, 2021
I am not sure why my previous review was cut off so I will try to re-write the rest my review below.
Doctor Amadi originally mentioned that he personally prefers a smaller crease (less than 3mm) and an in-fold, to which I insisted that I would like a 4mm fold and an small out-fold style, since I wouldn’t choose to undergo surgery if I don’t want a slightly more noticeable result. Dr. Amadi agreed to my requests and I sent many pictures afterwards detailing the style of eyelids before the surgery.
The surgery day itself went smoothly. The issue started to arise when I started noticing that my eyelid was at 3mm at one-week post op, when it’s till VERY swollen, meaning that it will go down to be smaller as time goes on. I brought it up to Dr amadi but he insisted that I should wait and he can revise if it turns out to be too small. I waited for another week, and now at 2 week post op, my eyelid is at 1mm (see pictures) - yes, it’s smaller than my eyelid pre-surgery and everyone around me was asking what happened. Additionally, the middle of my eyelid essentially became a flatline and had a weird dip, to the point where it’s touching my lash line. Dr Amadi insists that I should wait to let things heal, but I know things will only look SMALLER with more healing, and I am honestly feeling a little depressed that everyone mentions my eyes are looking smaller and surprised I got surgery to enlarge my eyes...
While I understand this could potentially be revised and the doctor was perhaps being conservative, I do not understand why the discrepancy ended up being SO dramatic (1mm now vs 4mm requested) and make me hesitate to go back for revision work. I also have a lot of photoshoots and important events lined up in the coming months, assuming I would have healed from this surgery, and now I’m tempted to cancel everything as my eyes are looking so odd with the small, oddly shaped crease and revision work would add another few months.
Needless to say I’m deeply regretting the surgery and only wish the doctor carried out my vision as requested. While I understand surgery inherently has risks and the result may not always be exactly as expected, this difference between reality vs expectation is so big that it left me feeling anxious and depressed.
I’m obviously going to let my eyes heal more (as I don’t have a choice), but seeing now that my eyes are already looking smaller than before surgery, I’m not looking forward to the rest of this journey.
Doctor Amadi originally mentioned that he personally prefers a smaller crease (less than 3mm) and an in-fold, to which I insisted that I would like a 4mm fold and an small out-fold style, since I wouldn’t choose to undergo surgery if I don’t want a slightly more noticeable result. Dr. Amadi agreed to my requests and I sent many pictures afterwards detailing the style of eyelids before the surgery.
The surgery day itself went smoothly. The issue started to arise when I started noticing that my eyelid was at 3mm at one-week post op, when it’s till VERY swollen, meaning that it will go down to be smaller as time goes on. I brought it up to Dr amadi but he insisted that I should wait and he can revise if it turns out to be too small. I waited for another week, and now at 2 week post op, my eyelid is at 1mm (see pictures) - yes, it’s smaller than my eyelid pre-surgery and everyone around me was asking what happened. Additionally, the middle of my eyelid essentially became a flatline and had a weird dip, to the point where it’s touching my lash line. Dr Amadi insists that I should wait to let things heal, but I know things will only look SMALLER with more healing, and I am honestly feeling a little depressed that everyone mentions my eyes are looking smaller and surprised I got surgery to enlarge my eyes...
While I understand this could potentially be revised and the doctor was perhaps being conservative, I do not understand why the discrepancy ended up being SO dramatic (1mm now vs 4mm requested) and make me hesitate to go back for revision work. I also have a lot of photoshoots and important events lined up in the coming months, assuming I would have healed from this surgery, and now I’m tempted to cancel everything as my eyes are looking so odd with the small, oddly shaped crease and revision work would add another few months.
Needless to say I’m deeply regretting the surgery and only wish the doctor carried out my vision as requested. While I understand surgery inherently has risks and the result may not always be exactly as expected, this difference between reality vs expectation is so big that it left me feeling anxious and depressed.
I’m obviously going to let my eyes heal more (as I don’t have a choice), but seeing now that my eyes are already looking smaller than before surgery, I’m not looking forward to the rest of this journey.
Replies (3)
June 2, 2021
I'm sorry you have to go through this. Your eye looked so pretty before. It does not seem ptosis is necessary based on your before pic. The ptosis operation would change the height/shape of your crease. That's probably why it ended up smaller.
July 21, 2021
You should post more pictures I'd like an update how are you looking now did he end up revising anything for you or did you go to another doctor
August 21, 2021
I am not going back to him for revision and will be visiting another doctor instead. My eyes are still extremely asymmetrical and not looking any better than my previous update. Cannot even begin to express my disappointment.
August 27, 2021
I would not consider other doctors in Washington. It should not be hard to fix your problem. Crease height is easy to increase. It's hard to decrease the platform shown. Dr. Amadi is probably the best doctor in this region. If you don't trust him, go to California instead. I've warned you.

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