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The Worst Mistake of my Life.
2 months ago I had a lower blepharoplasty that did not go as expected with an "eyelid specialist" plastic surgeon locally. I came in for very minor dark circles and tear trough hollowing that I had noticed getting worse since my dad passed in 2022. I previous upper bleph in 2018 by this doctor for very hooded lids, I had a few issues with that but nothing major. My results were great. I believed in him. He had made it seem like the lower was going to be no big deal. I know now that blepharoplasty was NOT the right procedure for me. I had wanted a solution to this without the use of filler since I have had fillers migrate and give me issues in the past and I was told this could help me and that a fat transfer wasn't good either. I had done a bit of research before and had noticed most people who had lower bleph done had lumps of fat under their eyes prior. I NEVER had that and I had pointed it out to my surgeon and asked him if I was still a good candidate. He told me it did not matter at all and that he would reposition fat I had around my eye to "fill in the area" and give improvement with what I already had.
From day 1 there were issues. The doctor removed fat from under my eyes to my knowledge of finding, I was SHOCKED. I was only told that he was going to reposition it to smooth out the contours and that it was better and safer than fat transfer, in which I originally came to see him about. My left eye was very swollen the day of and eyelashes were going into my eye. 4 weeks later he administered a steroid shot to the are to help with swelling. The swelling calmed and that's when noticed the shape of my eyes.. I am completely devastated. They were hollower than before, and my eye shape had changed and gotten bigger/droopy, especially more so in the left eye.I got my most beautiful feature altered when I never asked for it or was told it could happen. The hollowness is 10x worse now because now it looks like my eyes are popping out from the fat he took out. Both eyes look different and round now but the left eye is worse with the scleral show and hollowness. I have new lines under my eyes that weren't there before. I know fat around that area cannot be replaced easily but I am praying there is something that can be done. I don't think I can live like this. I haven't left the house since I had it done in July. I am also experiencing pain, dryness and crusting in my left eye.My doctor has been EXTREMELY dismissive of me and just pushing chemo shots onto me. I have been to him crying and he just ignores everything I am saying about him taking my fat out. He PROMISED me that 5-fu shots would work and that the hollowing is just from the scar "pulling it down on the inside" which is total [RS bleep]. The hollowing and retraction is from the seven lumps of fat he took out of my precious eyes which were my favorite feature. What happens when you take volume out of an area? It falls, deflated and wrinkles. I have had 4 rounds of extremely painful 5-fu shots shot directly into my eyelid. I felt everything. He continues to dismiss my concerns saying it will fix itself in time. I am being gaslit by a person who lied to me, did not disclose any of these possible risks (when I also asked him about this, he said with this transconjunctival method, its easy as 1 2 3 and the only cause of risk is with outside approach) and gave me a surgery that I DID NOT NEED in the first place if it was going to involve ripping fat out of my face without my knowledge.I deeply regret ever going through with this and am sick to my stomach about it. I am now 5 months out but I am looking for oculoplastic specialists that might be able to help me even months and months from now. I have never been this depressed, venerable and regretful in my life. I don't know what to do at this point. I can't believe doctors who take a Hippocratic oath to do no harm can do this to people. 15k spent to look like a deformed freak.