Tired of looking tired

9 month out, and I am definitely glad I had the ptosis repair and lower blepharoplasty. I feel that I look more alert and refreshed, don’t strain to keep my eyes open, and feel more youthful. I still wear undereye concealer, but would go without makeup if I had to now. I’ve had some Botox injected to help with my compensatory eyebrow raising which does help, though my right eyebrow still tends to elevate a bit when I smile. I am satisfied with the results, and after the first 2 weeks, pretty well-recovered.

I really tried to pamper my eyes today since they’ve been so irritated. I used a decent amount of nighttime ointment in my eyes last night which helped this morning. I got some preservative-free moisture drops and used them hourly and continued to ice for several sessions, rest my eyes, avoid too much light, etc. It all helped some, but by this evening, they are tired, dry, irritated, sore, and still a little red. Recovery continues...

My bruising is mostly in the yellow stage except for some bright red below my sutures in the lower lid. My eyes continue to be sore, irritated and red. I use artificial tears constantly and last night put a bedtime eye ointment in my eyes. This felt somewhat soothing, but I still woke up with red eyes. When I woke up, the whites of my eyes are quite red. Usually this improves as the day progresses until it is mostly red in the outer corners. When I thought about postop recovery, I mostly imagined bruising and swelling but didn’t realize my eyes themselves would hurt so much. I still don’t feel up to leaving the house or driving.