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Upper and Lower Eyelid Surgery with skin removal from lowers
UPDATED FROM kaizen73
5 years post
Had lowers revised
$6,500
I had my lower lids revised by Dr. Sires March 2022. I consulted with several surgeons about revising the uppers and was told unfortunately more surgery would be unlikely to resolve the issues creating the folds in the inner corners. I’ve had several DM conversations with other patients of Dr Tarbet’s. Lots of rough recoveries.
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Response from Dr. Tarbet:
I really appreciate you taking the time to post your experience. It means a lot to us as a clinic to have feedback. Just to let you know that my surgical coordinator, Nancy is a Certified Medical Assistant with 40 years of experience. She does prefer to do all the scheduling and refer medical questions to our certified ophthalmic technician/MA. You are in good hands with them. I'm happy to see you posting your healing!
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UPDATED FROM kaizen73
2 years post
Nearly three years later!
While there was much improvement, I don't like the way the lower lids settled. It took nearly six months to totally heal which is not typical. Both lids are a bit lower than they were, which I don't like, and the left is lower than the right. I have a canthoplasty planned to correct!
It's more obvious when I'm not smiling. Smiling lifts them up. :)
It's more obvious when I'm not smiling. Smiling lifts them up. :)
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UPDATED FROM kaizen73
2 months post
The saga continues
The lower lids are just not cooperating. Deep dark circles with a sunken appearance now. Looks irritated and red now, possibly because I took the photo just after massaging them. Also now have little bumps along the lower right incision line.
Upper lids continue to improve - the end of the incisions closest to the inner part of the eye are still a little swollen and I can't wait til they are 100% gone. The lowers seem to get worse. Hoping for either an improvement or a future solution!
Getting my eyebrows done tomorrow which I hope helps how I feel about it.
How's everyone else doing?
Upper lids continue to improve - the end of the incisions closest to the inner part of the eye are still a little swollen and I can't wait til they are 100% gone. The lowers seem to get worse. Hoping for either an improvement or a future solution!
Getting my eyebrows done tomorrow which I hope helps how I feel about it.
How's everyone else doing?
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February 20, 2019
Hi Kaizen and Hopefulone
It's so good to read your posts, and share experiences. I'm at exactly 5 weeks today. My lower eyelids look a little better, but slow progress. Doctor said everything is going fine. I sit at work with a tissue to dab away the tears in the outer corners, and often a cold compress. I also have dark circles with a sunken appearance now, and when I smile the cheeks go up making it more obvious. I still have the lower left eyelid droop, and I think that causes the irrritation and tearing. I was told to tape the corners up (from cheek to above outer eyebrow) and it does make it feel more comfortable, especially at night when sleeping. My son just came home from work, looked at my eyes and said 'well, they look like you're still healing, but it is definitely an improvement'. I don't know if he's just being nice.
Sometimes I think oh yes, then I think maybe not...so it is a wait and see. At the moment, the results are definitely not worth the money.
Thank you for your comments. So good to share.
It's so good to read your posts, and share experiences. I'm at exactly 5 weeks today. My lower eyelids look a little better, but slow progress. Doctor said everything is going fine. I sit at work with a tissue to dab away the tears in the outer corners, and often a cold compress. I also have dark circles with a sunken appearance now, and when I smile the cheeks go up making it more obvious. I still have the lower left eyelid droop, and I think that causes the irrritation and tearing. I was told to tape the corners up (from cheek to above outer eyebrow) and it does make it feel more comfortable, especially at night when sleeping. My son just came home from work, looked at my eyes and said 'well, they look like you're still healing, but it is definitely an improvement'. I don't know if he's just being nice.
Sometimes I think oh yes, then I think maybe not...so it is a wait and see. At the moment, the results are definitely not worth the money.
Thank you for your comments. So good to share.
February 20, 2019
Did you get your upper lids done as well? I'm having fun with make-up now, but I am still frustrated by the lowers. I traded saggy bags for dark sunken circles -- which for me is still an improvement! Did your doctor say that it would look less sunken over time? That's what I'm hoping for. My 8-week post op appointment is this Friday!
February 21, 2019
I only had the lowers. Yesterday I put on some concealer and it did look much better. I also notice the slight face lift, because the cheeks and eyelids meet flat and smoothly, until I smile. My doctor said everything will improve, this was last week . I see him again in 3 weeks time. It is improving, but slowly. My eyesight is still not back to where it was, still blurry at times, especially in the morning. Good luck with your appointment. BTW, your photos show a huge improvement, and getting the perfect concealer will solve the problem if it persists, same for me.
March 4, 2019
I'm now 2 months out now and still swollen on bottom right eye but better . Left lower eye looks droopy and weird now. Right eye looks completely different than the left. I usually wear eye liner on both the top and bottom but now it accentuates the difference in the two eyes so I'm going without makeup most of the time. Hope you Guys are doing better than me.
March 11, 2019
I'm almost 2 months. I had the lower eyelid surgery on Jan 17. It is improving. The darkness has definitely faded. However, I have noticed an area of swelling returning under the right eye, like a small bag trying to push through against tightened skin, especially noticeable in the morning and then settles down a bit. It is an improvement though, to what it was like before surgery. I wouldn't say it is significantly improved as family will just say it's healing well, but nobody says it looks great. I also tried to wear eyeliner and it didn't work, just made the slight drooping (which has also improved) even more noticeable. Overall, things are looking better, and yesterday, for the first time since surgery, I applied my makeup and felt happy with my appearance. Hope you are doing well, Kaizen.
Thank you again for posting.