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Bye Bye Bassett Hound Eyes! - Edina, MN
UPDATED FROM MNbleph
2 years post
Nerve pain and lash loss.
WORTH IT$7,000
I'm 3+yrs out and the left eye nerve irritation has not subsided. Most of the lashes are gone now - about 80% lash loss. I can live with that...but the nerve pain, throb, itching and irritation is constant. Any ideas? Surgical release? It's always felt like the nerve got caught up in a stitch. Tacked down if you will.
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May 14, 2016
Have you seen an oculus plastic surgeon? They specialize in all things about the eyes.
What did your doctor say caused this? It seems like he should have done more. Surely, there is some kind of machine that can look into your eye area and see if something is going on with the nerve.
You might want to ask a question to the doctors in the eyelid surgery section.
What did your doctor say caused this? It seems like he should have done more. Surely, there is some kind of machine that can look into your eye area and see if something is going on with the nerve.
You might want to ask a question to the doctors in the eyelid surgery section.
UPDATED FROM MNbleph
2 years post
2+ years out. Eyelashes may be the price for less bags.
Well - I'm 2 years out. Results are stable. Less swelling, less bags, more loose crepey wrinkles were fat pads used to be. Naturally. It wasn't a perfect outcome. I will likely loose the lashes mostly on the left side. The nerve irritation has not stopped and the lashes get thinner and thinner. Feels like the nerve got caught up in the stitches. It's being suffocated or cut off. I feel it every time I blink - uncomfortable. It's very unhappy. I've had about 50-60% loss in lashes on that side. Would I do it again? Perhaps. Might have asked a few more questions and made sure that the 2 surgeons who attended my consult would actually BOTH be in the surgery suite. Instead - it was just the Dr. Hilger - minus his very astute and much much younger female Fellow. I assumed incorrectly that there would be a second set of eyes in the OR. My bad.
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March 21, 2016
Is the last photo in the quad how you look now? The results look great to me. A big improvement from your before photo. Have you tried Latisse to grow back your lashes?
May 13, 2016
Thank you. I tried Latisse but it irritates my eyes and turns the lower lid scars darker/red.
March 21, 2016
Hi I just found your review as I too am considering upper and lower blepharoplasty. Sounds like you've had a rough time with it, but your results do look really good. But that's not to minimize your troubles and pain and being uncomfortable. What does your doctor say now, 2 years later and you are still having issues?? I agree with sadieB that you paid a lot for surgery so I would not feel guilty about contacting him with concerns. Let me ask you this, was your procedure done in a teaching hospital or in a private practice?? You mentioned another surgeon was there on day of surgery. I'm researching a lot right now, and live near Vanderbilt, which is a teaching hospital and is on my list of consultations. But this concerns me that someone other than the doctor I choose might do part or all of the surgery. I surely do hope you are feeling better and continue to improve daily. Thanks so much for sharing your story. It helps those of us considering the procedure to know what to expect, what to ask, what to watch out for, etc.
March 21, 2016
Results are great! No more noticeable herniated lower lids. Try latisse for your thinning eyelashes n problem solved.
May 13, 2016
Thank you. I tried Latisse but it irritates my eyes and turns the lower lid scars darker/red.
August 15, 2019
The thing with items like Latisse is one needs to use it very scant and only upper lid lashes, maybe only use it 2-3 x a week! The discoloration will go away! I use Rodan&Fields lash boost. I think you look great
UPDATED FROM MNbleph
1 year post
1 year out. Nerve pain and Eyelashes falling out on 1 side.
What I thought was normal nerve pain healing is clearly not. It's always felt like the nerve on upper left lid was being stomped on. That maybe it got caught in a stitch. When I open my eye, it feels like the nerve for the upper lid is being sat on. When closing the eye it's irritated and stretched out. Now I'm losing the lashes on that lid. I think the nerve is restricted and dying. Hope it's not to late to save the lashes. The whole left eye is nervy. Can't wear mascara - hurts eyelashes. Can't sleep on left side because of nerve pain on the outside edge of the orbital area.
Right eye lower lid fat pad seems to have settled in just below my eye - so that when I look down I see the inside of my eye lid because the tissue can't get out of the way.
By looking at me you can't tell that I'm uncomfortable and I don't look disfigured. But dang - there's got to be something that can relieve the niggling after effects. And I pray I won't loose all my eyelashes :-(
Right eye lower lid fat pad seems to have settled in just below my eye - so that when I look down I see the inside of my eye lid because the tissue can't get out of the way.
By looking at me you can't tell that I'm uncomfortable and I don't look disfigured. But dang - there's got to be something that can relieve the niggling after effects. And I pray I won't loose all my eyelashes :-(
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January 15, 2015
Hello. Sorry for your troubles. Your eyes do look good though. Big price to pay though. I too have eye pain post op. My surgery was 6 mos ago. What does your surgeon say? How do you know it's nerve pain? My left inner eye also hurts me every waking minute every day. I was just treated with steroid drops. Did not help. Have you been to an eye doc to get evaluated? It has been suggested I get a CT scan of this eye. Needless to say I am extremely upset. Yours is the first review that I have read about something similar to what I am experiencing. It's not dry eye. Thanks in advance for any feedback you can give. I hope your situation improves and you don't loose your eyelashes!
January 16, 2015
January 16, 2015
February 20, 2015
I am also sorry you have had to so through all this. I hope your doctor can help you. To lose your lashes so much later, seems to be more an autoimmune response. My body also attacks everything, and itself, more than I would like. You might try seeing a dermatologist that deals in overactive autoimmune systems. I was once on a Methotrexate trial for a year to two, to help calm my system. It helped and bought me time to discover what sensitivities I had. Your eyes look fabulous.
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