Upper and Lower Eyelid Surgery - Gold Coast, Australia
I've always received comments that I look...
I've always received comments that I look tired despite not necessarily feeling that way. My eye shape has a downward slant (family trait) and with the fast onset of undereye wrinkles once I turned 40, was very keen to freshen up with a blepharoplasty.
After reading everyone's experiences here on RealSelf, I felt informed enough on what to expect and found the right plastic surgeon for me. I ended up having upper and lower bleph and include photos of stages of my recovery. I had day surgery under general anaesthetic.
I agree with others that recovery wasn't painful but it certainly was more uncomfortable than I anticipated. Wearing an ice pack over eyes for the first 48 hours was very soothing but quite a disorienting experience (like being blindfolded).
I found my eyes dry and blurry and I could only focus on TV or reading for short periods with a lot of blinking.
I slept quite comfortably for the first three nights in a recliner lounge chair and then in bed with my head elevated on several pillows.
By about day 4 or 5 my incisions became intensely itchy and was mildly alleviated by the gentle rubbing in of antibiotic eye ointment. Sutures came out on day 8 and I have to wear steri-strips on the outer corner of each eye for 6 weeks.
Bruising faded incredibly quickly thanks to the ice packs. I have very minor ectropian on each lower eyelid which I'm told is due to swelling (and I have researched this on the web - completely normal) and should be resolved by three months.
Overall, I'm very happy. Am only 4 weeks post surgery and already see much fresher eyes!
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Also thanks for putting proper pics up, so tiring seeing all these blurry before or after pics.
I'm 6 weeks post op and I'm still waiting for my right eye to even out with my left eye. I have some assymetry problems. 3 months is a long time for me to wait and see the final results.
Patience is not my friend.
Anna