48 yr old - Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty

My mother hard her upper eyelids medically repaired when she was 73 due to them obstructing her vision. Unfortunately, I too inherited the droopy eyelid DNA. I started to really notice them when I was 40 and mentally waited as long as possible before choosing to have both my uppers and lowers surgically repaired. I got to the point where I refused to take pictures unless I had my sun glasses on.... at that point I knew it was time. There was no way I was going to wait until I was 70+ for my medical insurance to pay for it.

Like most people, I went to a few consultations and weighed my options. One surgeon refused to do my eyelids without a brow lift... 20K+ surgery quote and I ran away as fast as possible. I ended up going with a small clinic based on its no frills approach and the vibe of the doctors and staff.

I decided that I was able to do the surgery awake... no IV sedation, just a Xanax and local anesthetic and I was good to go. This option significantly reduced surgery fees and recovery time. The only hard part about this option was administering the local anesthetic. It felt like the dentist numbing my gums, but in my eyes. Ouch! But, if I had the option to do it all over again, I would still choose to be awake. The doctor, his staff, and I talked the entire procedure about 80's music movies and Mtv!!!

I am now three days post op and feeing super good. Pleased with the results thus far. I am going to attempt to back to work tomorrow. We'll see how that goes... more to follow.