Upper & lower blepharoplasty with Dr. Kwon - trust the process

I had upper and lower eyelid surgery with Dr. Kwon several months ago and my eyes are now healed and beautiful enough to write up this review. I first came to Dr. Kwon looking to have only my lower blepharoplasty due to bags under my eyes. I knew 100% I wanted them removed. They always made me looked tired and so it was time for them to go! I had an in person consultation with Dr. Kwon at his Beverly Hills location. Echoing everyone else’s first impression of Dr. Kwon, I couldn't agree more that he's a very genuine and friendly doctor. So my consultation went well. We talked about doing a lower blep which would get rid of my lower bags. Days after my consultation I had contacted Lilit and had asked her to add on an upper blepharoplasty to my treatment plan as well. It was a last minute decision but I felt as if it was needed since I started having excessive skin there. I had natural double lids to begin with but was looking to fix the aging loose skin. I was already going in for the lower blep so why not, right? I flew in the night before my surgery. I'm from up north by the way though won’t mind having to travel to be in the hands of a good surgeon.

My surgery went very well. For upper & lower blep, I didn't need to be put under general anesthesia so I was somewhat just sedated. I was up off the table and walked fine as soon as the surgery was over. Looking at myself in the mirror right after was probably the most scary part. If a scarecrow were to have a baby with the Bride of Chucky, that was exactly what I looked like! Haha! Pain level during recover was a breeze. No pain; just discomfort because of the tightness and ointment being slathered all over my upper and lower eye areas.

To be honest, during the first two months post-surgery I had lost faith in my decision for undergoing the upper blepharoplasty. I swelled more than expected and had thought that my decision was a wrong move; making me looked worse than the change I was hoping for. I had so many conflicted feelings from the very first day post-op up until my 2nd month post-op. I was more on the impatient side of things and was expecting to love my eyes right off the surgery table but boy was I wrong. My obsession to heal fast drove my emotional stress level up and got the best of me. I wished I hadn't reacted to my healing phase that way. Everyone heals at a different pace. I just happened to be one who healed slower than most blepharoplasty patients.

Fast forward 5 months later and as you can see in the photos how my eyes have turned out. I am now in love with them and the compliments are endless from friends and family! Both upper and lower blep made such a difference combined. I look better rested and younger! Initially I thought my crease was cut too high and too deep so I was unhappy with my result just months ago. Now I'm glad Dr. Kwon made that decision for me. :) Remember to not blame your doctor and that patience is key when it comes to plastic surgery. I was consistently questioning my doctor's work at the beginning but now I can say that Dr. Kwon did an amazing job on my eyes! Have trust in the doctor you selected, trust the process and allow things to heal on its own time. Good luck to anyone out there considering these procedures!