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Upper Eye Hollow / Sub Brow Filler - Life Changing!
About 10 years ago I lost a lot of weight when a family member was ill (a very unhealthy amount!). Unfortunately, even though I gained the weight back, my face - and specifically the area right below my eyebrow remained extremely hollowed out. At first I didn't understand what was making me look so incredibly old but after comparing photos of myself over the years, I realized it was my upper eye area -- my eyelids were now huge and all the fat had disappeared showing the bony ridge. Every doctor I asked in town said nobody does fillers to the upper eye hollow (I think its called the superior sulcus or something like that). I gave up. Then about a year ago, I began searching again. I found a doctor in CA with lots of photos and examples of the impact of addressing this area. I was thrilled but traveling to CA was not really an option. I then found a doctor in NYC and intended to make the journey up there this summer to get it done. I was hesitant as I really didn't want to get back on a plane with swollen eyes and had no real sense of how swollen I would be. As a last shot for someone local, I visited an occuplastic surgeon in my city in central FL - she claimed she could do it but "it would take a LOT of filler". I already knew from my research that, in fact, it takes very little filler in this area so I knew she was not an option. As a last minute fluke, I searched the state of FL again and I dont know how but came upon a facebook post about Dr Lewen -- on exactly the area I was concerned about! I couldnt believe it and was beyond ecstatic. Not only did he have experience in fillers to this area but he was also an Occuplastic surgeon which I already had determined was the only type of doctor I would trust doing fillers above my eyes.
I reached out to Dr Lewen's office near Miami and spoke to an incredibly wonderful assistant named Brooke. She set me up for an appointment in early August. I arrived in the morning, completed some paperwork and was immediately shown into the treatment room where I met Dr Lewen. We discussed what I was trying to achieve and he went over the procedure in detail with me. I was comfortable and eager to get started. They put numbing cream on the outside tip of each eyebrow and allowed about 15 minutes for that to take effect. Then Dr Lewen used a blunt needle to enter the area from the far outside of each eyebrow - from there he put filler all the way through to the inside edge of each upper eye area. It did not hurt at all - less or on par with a botox shot after numbing cream. Dr Lewen said the upper eye hollow area typically takes 1-3 units total. He prefers to do it in two separate appointments so that refining can be done. I had 1 unit in each eye. You can see from the pics that I need to schedule a second appointment sometime soon to get a bit more in my left eye (I think right side in the pictures).
The whole procedure took less than 30 minutes and I was in the car with my husband and kids to make the 3 hour journey back home. Even my little kids noticed the difference and complimented my eyes (big since they are boys who notice nothing!).
Recovery: So the filler was put in on Friday morning. Saturday morning I woke up to VERY swollen eyes . By Monday morning, the swelling had gone down such that I was comfortable going out in sunglasses but would have had to make an excuse for why my eyes were still a bit swollen. After a week most the swelling had gone down and all would have been well had I not gotten a bit sick and had pink eye the week following. By 3 weeks all the initial swelling was gone. However, at the end of 3 weeks, I had one eye swell up slightly for a 3 days; I called Dr Lewens office and he facetimed me to discuss it. He suggested some allergy meds and said if it did not resolve, to call him back. It resolved and all was well.
I highly and unreservedly recommend Dr Lewen and this procedure. It was incredible and I've had so many people ask what I've been doing because I look so much younger but they just cant figure out why. I am soo grateful to Dr Lewen and his wonderful assistant Brooke -- they rock!!!
I've included 2 sets of before and after. The lighting stinks but hopefully they show the difference clearly enough.
I reached out to Dr Lewen's office near Miami and spoke to an incredibly wonderful assistant named Brooke. She set me up for an appointment in early August. I arrived in the morning, completed some paperwork and was immediately shown into the treatment room where I met Dr Lewen. We discussed what I was trying to achieve and he went over the procedure in detail with me. I was comfortable and eager to get started. They put numbing cream on the outside tip of each eyebrow and allowed about 15 minutes for that to take effect. Then Dr Lewen used a blunt needle to enter the area from the far outside of each eyebrow - from there he put filler all the way through to the inside edge of each upper eye area. It did not hurt at all - less or on par with a botox shot after numbing cream. Dr Lewen said the upper eye hollow area typically takes 1-3 units total. He prefers to do it in two separate appointments so that refining can be done. I had 1 unit in each eye. You can see from the pics that I need to schedule a second appointment sometime soon to get a bit more in my left eye (I think right side in the pictures).
The whole procedure took less than 30 minutes and I was in the car with my husband and kids to make the 3 hour journey back home. Even my little kids noticed the difference and complimented my eyes (big since they are boys who notice nothing!).
Recovery: So the filler was put in on Friday morning. Saturday morning I woke up to VERY swollen eyes . By Monday morning, the swelling had gone down such that I was comfortable going out in sunglasses but would have had to make an excuse for why my eyes were still a bit swollen. After a week most the swelling had gone down and all would have been well had I not gotten a bit sick and had pink eye the week following. By 3 weeks all the initial swelling was gone. However, at the end of 3 weeks, I had one eye swell up slightly for a 3 days; I called Dr Lewens office and he facetimed me to discuss it. He suggested some allergy meds and said if it did not resolve, to call him back. It resolved and all was well.
I highly and unreservedly recommend Dr Lewen and this procedure. It was incredible and I've had so many people ask what I've been doing because I look so much younger but they just cant figure out why. I am soo grateful to Dr Lewen and his wonderful assistant Brooke -- they rock!!!
I've included 2 sets of before and after. The lighting stinks but hopefully they show the difference clearly enough.
Provider Review
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
20803 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Florida