Upper Blepharoplasty...The first week

For as long as I can remember I've had hooded eyes and excess eyelid skin. It was getting to the point I couldn't even look at myself in the mirror. My eyelids rested on my eyelashes and I always looked tired.

I found a local plastic surgeon and decided to go ahead with the surgery. I have submitted before pictures.

I had the procedure on 18/03/2021 under local anaesthetic and it took around 1.5 hours. After doing the markings I received two injections to administer the local anaesthetic, it stung a little bit wasn't too bad.
The procedure wasn't painful. I was a little anxious at times that the anaesthetic may wear off and it would hurt. I did get some head pain on the left side when he used the burning device (not sure what it is called!) But that soon went.
I was then placed on a cooling machine for 2 hrs and given some tea and cake.
Once the anaesthetic began to wear off, I did feel a little sore and had a headache but no pain relief required.
I was given artificial tear drops ito inserted every hour for the first 7 days and chloramphenicol ointment to put on the incision 3x a day and inside the eye before bed.

I did swell a little around my eyes, also under my eyes and the tops of my cheeks. I was also bruised around the area but expected this. It was a little tender but not sore. For the first 3 days I slept almost upright and regularly iced the area.

I did not feel my eyes were dry or sore or sensitive to light. I wore sunglasses when out but mostly to hide my scars.

With regards to the appearance of my eyes. I'm overall happy but with a few concerns (although it is early days).

My left eye I love but my right not quite so much. The incision is lower on the right and I don't have as much eyelid on show. So at present my left eyelid is bigger and I don't look symmetrical. I know it's early days and I'm still swollen, so trying not to focus on this but it's hard now to.

I also have a longer lateral scar than expected. However, I did have excess skin on the lateral corners of my eyes, which is why the surgeon said the incision was longer this side. I'm just a little concerned about how it will heal.

For some reason I couldn't add photos to the previous update, so adding them seperately...days 1-5.

The bruising and swelling is going down. As you can see, the right side looks more droopy. Apparently it's common due to asymmetrical healing. However, I'm not convinced it'll even out. To me, the eyelid looks a bit like I have ptosis. However, I was told I didn't have this prior to surgery. I just need to be patient.