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Upper and lower Blepharoplasty on 60yo
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Upper and lower Blepharoplasty on 60yo
AnnFryDecember 3, 2020
WORTH IT$8,399
I've had genetic eyebags for over 20 years and have always wanted to get them fixed, but the time just wasn't right. About two months ago, looking in the mirror I decided I couldn't take it anymore. I talked to several plastic surgeons before deciding on Kathleen Waldorf.
My initial consultation with her was good. She seemed straightforward and honest and explained what she could do. She said I was a good candidate since I didn't have any physical conditions that would limit my ability to heal from the surgery. I asked her how many of these she had done, and it was obvious that she had plenty of experience.
We decided to do both an upper and lower eyelid repair. The price for everything, including surgery, anesthesia and the operating room came to about $8400.
I'm now on day two, my surgery was yesterday morning at 10 AM. Last night wasn't too bad, I didn't even really need any pain medication. I did take some Tylenol. They gave me some drops for dry eyes, but my eyes weren't very dry/ didn't need them. There is tape on both my upper and lower lid areas, Dr Waldorf explained it helped reduce swelling.
I have been diligent with ice, for at least 15 minutes every hour. Usually more. A bag of frozen peas forms around the area well, I had to put them in a ziplock to get the right size to cover both eyes.
I have been using arnica on my cheeks below my eyes not too close to the surgery area to help with bruising. I will try and take pictures for the next few days so you can see how the healing progresses.
So far I'm delighted.
My initial consultation with her was good. She seemed straightforward and honest and explained what she could do. She said I was a good candidate since I didn't have any physical conditions that would limit my ability to heal from the surgery. I asked her how many of these she had done, and it was obvious that she had plenty of experience.
We decided to do both an upper and lower eyelid repair. The price for everything, including surgery, anesthesia and the operating room came to about $8400.
I'm now on day two, my surgery was yesterday morning at 10 AM. Last night wasn't too bad, I didn't even really need any pain medication. I did take some Tylenol. They gave me some drops for dry eyes, but my eyes weren't very dry/ didn't need them. There is tape on both my upper and lower lid areas, Dr Waldorf explained it helped reduce swelling.
I have been diligent with ice, for at least 15 minutes every hour. Usually more. A bag of frozen peas forms around the area well, I had to put them in a ziplock to get the right size to cover both eyes.
I have been using arnica on my cheeks below my eyes not too close to the surgery area to help with bruising. I will try and take pictures for the next few days so you can see how the healing progresses.
So far I'm delighted.
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2 days post
Day 3 port Upper and lower Blepharoplasty
AnnFryDecember 4, 2020
Other than some itching and minor discomfort from the stitches and tape, I feel really good.
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January 10, 2021
I would love to hear more about our recovery. I am hoping to get it one soon but nervous about the recovery time.Can't take more then a week off o curious how long it took for you to feel ok about going out in public. I'm so happy for you, I know what a big decision it is. !!
January 10, 2021
It's sort of depends...I was looking OK at the end of the week, however I could definitely see that my eyes were still really swollen. I didn't have any bruising at all. I felt fine after a week.
If you can get away with wearing dark glasses to work, that would be ideal, as it owes take a while to look totally normal, like 3 weeks.
I'm happy I had it done.
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