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21, Major Asymmetry. South Korea, KR
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Had ptosis correction, epic and lateral w...
alalelsmfSeptember 19, 2015
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Had ptosis correction, epic and lateral w incisional double eyelid. The crease has gotten better after the first few weeks but still too high. Main problem is asymmetry. It has been a little over a month. Every day the crease changes shape. One day it is good, the next it looks terrible (too high and weird shape.) I am not sure why this is. Also I currently do not think the shape suits my face. Does anyone know if the shape will change even after one month. I am not too worried about the height as much as the asymmetry and the shape. Also seemed to develop a tiny cyst on the right eye that may be accounting for the asymmetry. This has been a terrible process. I am already plenty nerotic and a very paranoid person as well as highly critical of myself. I did not know it would take this long to heal. Doctors said three weeks, after three weeks he says one month. It has been a month, now he is saying 3 months. I am seeking on this site reassurance (though no false hope, honesty is appreciate) regarding the possibility that i may end up liking my result. I am wearing pretty thin right now.
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September 24, 2015
You choose 3 incision methods, recovery would take longer than other procedure. it looks ok in my view.. you would better wait for few months.
September 25, 2015
Your eyes look great compared to mine. With mine, you can see the scars and my right eye has a much higher arch making it look unnatural.
September 25, 2015
Thanks. Actually that is similar to how mine is. The right eye is a little bigger, especially this week for some reason. How many weeks post op are you? Hopefully it's just the healing process and not major asymmetry. Do your creases look asymmetric?
September 25, 2015
Mine were done many years ago about 6 years ago. This one was to correct my first surgery where right eye seemed to sag down. I told him to make them more natural but instead I wasted more money. The creases don't look asymmetric either. The arch on my right is way higher. I've just been searching for the best surgeon in the world to do a third revision but it's so difficult to find one. Your eyes look symmetric to me though. I say just wait another month to completely heal. If your doctor is good, I might go to him.
September 26, 2015
your eyes look fine maybe the make up flaking add shadow and a negative effect to your eyes, but I think you look really good and obviously you know where to look to see the scar, I'm sure anyone else would have a hard time pinpointing it
be positive and relax your eyes are very nice :)
be positive and relax your eyes are very nice :)
UPDATED FROM alalelsmf
1 month post
Seven weeks
alalelsmfSeptember 28, 2015
Eyes looked worse this week but perhaps because of menstrual cycle. Not sure if that is scientifically related, but trying to keep calm. The left eye is always fine, but seems a little shorter than the right. The right eye is the main issue.
This week i felt something inside inner corner on the right eye. It is a hard lump that follows in the direction of my incision line. Not sure if this is affecting the way the crease forms. Either it is internal scar tissue or a chalazion or God forbid broken sutures. My surgeon in Korea has not messaged me back (after a few days) but I have an appointment with an oculoplastic surgeon on Monday.
The biggest issue is the ptosis. It has been a month and a half and I still have ptosis. I know this because I have sceleral show below my pupil. However when I smile, the eye sort of lifts up to cover the sceleral show. Now, I did have a lateral canthiplasty so perhaps that is still taking awhile to heal and that is causing the sceleral show? Nonetheless when I am in public I still have to lift my eyebrows up. I've gotten used to it but it is so annoying and I have been getting headaches. I look like an idiot whenever I pass a reflective surface.
This week i felt something inside inner corner on the right eye. It is a hard lump that follows in the direction of my incision line. Not sure if this is affecting the way the crease forms. Either it is internal scar tissue or a chalazion or God forbid broken sutures. My surgeon in Korea has not messaged me back (after a few days) but I have an appointment with an oculoplastic surgeon on Monday.
The biggest issue is the ptosis. It has been a month and a half and I still have ptosis. I know this because I have sceleral show below my pupil. However when I smile, the eye sort of lifts up to cover the sceleral show. Now, I did have a lateral canthiplasty so perhaps that is still taking awhile to heal and that is causing the sceleral show? Nonetheless when I am in public I still have to lift my eyebrows up. I've gotten used to it but it is so annoying and I have been getting headaches. I look like an idiot whenever I pass a reflective surface.
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UPDATED FROM alalelsmf
2 months post
2 months
alalelsmfOctober 11, 2015
The crease has lowered, hoping it will lower a bit more but mostly hoping the shape becomes less round. It has getting better but still not good enough. Hopefully it will be better by the third month.
Does anyone have issues with random parts of the eye swelling? Sometimes my inner corner on my right eye swells up.
Does anyone have issues with random parts of the eye swelling? Sometimes my inner corner on my right eye swells up.
Have you asked your doctor about the crease changing shape? Sounds to me like it may be related to the ptosis repair but your doc would know for sure.
The healing definitely takes a lot longer than anticipated. I think the double eyelid surgery usually heals pretty quick (month or two), but not when you add in the ptosis repair. I know you said you are neurotic/paranoid/critical (me too) and that this is easier said than done- but you just have to not think about it and obsess in the mirror right now. You are making yourself miserable over normal healing. It sucks, I know. Been there, done that when I had a lower bleph and had swelling and healing for 8 months instead of the two or three most the other people all seemed to have. Hang in there!