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Upper Blepharoplasty

This Friday at 10:30 AM I am having laser upper blepharoplasty surgery. It will be done under local anesthesia in a surgical suite in my plastic surgeon’s office in Winter Park, FL.
I will be 55 years old next month and this is my birthday gift to myself.
About 6 years ago I started noticing in photos that one of my eyes was not as wide open as the other eye. I thought perhaps I had developed some sort of disorder or something. As I began researching, I realized that it was a droopy eyelid due to excess skin. At that point I knew that I would want an upper blepharoplasty at some point.
I met with two board certified plastic surgeons in FL and decided to go with Dr Ruth Hill Yeilding an oculoplastic surgeon. She specializes in eye and facial surgery. Honestly I did not want to go with a plastic surgeon who is a jack of all trades. I like that Dr Yeilding only works on the face.
I researched online about vitamins you can take before and after surgery to help reduce swelling and bruising. I also found a list of foods to avoid. I hope all of this helps and that my recovery will be good.

Day of surgery

When I arrived to my doctor’s office with my 3 bottles of meds, they instructed me to take 1 mg Xanax, one 325 mg Percocet and 12.5 mg of Pomethazine, an anti nausea med. This was about 30 minutes before my scheduled surgery time. I brought a ready to drink protein drink with me to take them with. Also, because I was not going under general anesthesia, they had advised me to eat some sort of carbs, like a sandwich for breakfast at home.

They walked me into the surgical room. I did feel slightly lightheaded so I held onto my husband walking on in. I sat upright in the chair and the surgeon started drawing/marking up my eyelids. I mildly remember getting the lidocaine injections but barely. I’ve read reviews where people say the worst part were the injections. But, I can’t say that because I can’t even remember feeling them. Frankly, the next thing I recall is being sat upright and being told I was finished. In advance, I told them that I wanted to see the skin that was removed. The nurse showed it to me and I got a photo of it. I do not actually remember taking the photo, but it’s on my camera roll so I must have!

I walked (I was definitely unsteady) to the front lobby and waited with my daughter for my husband to pick us up with the car to go home.

Photos post-op

Photos right after surgery while waiting to go home.

Provider Review

Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
328 W Morse Blvd., Winter Park, Florida
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