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Upper and Lower Bleph with Fat Repositioning - Louisiana

UPDATED FROM heatherjustice12
1 month post

Make up

heatherjustice12October 13, 2016
$3,850
Adding before and after with eye make up. I notice the best result is my lower lid, the fat repositioning makes my face look so much more my age. I still have a lot of healing left to do. The scars are bunching up due to collagen but should resolve itself.

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SophieGray
October 13, 2016
Wow Heather - that looks fantastic. I can't see the bunching you refer to in the photos, but I have that myself (3 months post now) but it only shows in some lights, and hardly at all with make-up. I have sort of 'vertical lines' at the sides - is that what you have? (Can't see any!)
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SophieGray
October 13, 2016
I've just looked at your first photo and your last lot and it's gobsmackingly good! Why don't you do a half and half shot with the very first and then one of the beautiful lower photos, just to astound everyone on here!!
heatherjustice12
October 17, 2016
It's bunching from the collagen healing. Dr swears it will 'relax'. You can see it better in other photos, mainly without make up. It's just around the lower stitches, more on my right eye than the left, it looks like raised puffy skin around the stitch. Overall the after looks much better than the before! I"m not sure what you mean by vertical lines, do you mean vertical lines from the extending stitch on the outer part of the eye? I have that on one lower eye but not the other.
heatherjustice12
October 17, 2016
I'm at 6+ weeks and I'm still not confident enough about the symmetry to not wear eye glasses during the day. I have to do the exercises for my left lower lid falling. The doctor says it's from healing and the stitches under the eye are pulling the lid down. I'm hoping that resolves soon because once the symmetry is restored I will feel so much better!
oldmasons
October 20, 2016
I think you look amazing. I also had similar issues to you and persevered with the massage. It does work and every does relax with time. I'm 7 weeks now and it is pretty much gone but the surgeon said it would take 12 weeks to relax completely
heatherjustice12
October 20, 2016
I was doing it as requested but I am worried with pulling the skin it would loosen the skin under my eyes again.
oldmasons
October 20, 2016
It hasn't with mine and I did some pretty vigorous pulling and massaging.
heatherjustice12
October 20, 2016
Thank you for that!
UPDATED FROM heatherjustice12
21 days post

Day 22

heatherjustice12September 22, 2016
Went for a check up yesterday and the doctor had concerns about my eyes not closing, the lower lid dropping more than usual, and I seem to have chemosis in the eye that's not closing (eye pictured right). He said to pull the lower lid up to the outer corner and hold for one minute 4x a day to help the droopy lid. Artificial tears ophthalmic at night for the eye lids not closing and dry eye. And take an antihistamine for 2 weeks for the chemosis. The piling of skin around the lower incisions will resolve itself with time and healing. Next check up is next week. He said I can run and wear make up finally! Last week I agreed that I couldn't run as I could tell my body was still healing and tired just from cleaning around the house. Week 3 officially down. Several more to go lol

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UPDATED FROM heatherjustice12
18 days post

Day 19

heatherjustice12September 19, 2016
Not too much change. The right eye lower lid seems to be a little too loose. The right eye is also not closing so I'm starting to have dry eyes. I see the doctor in two days which will be 3 weeks of recovery so hopefully it's good news. I still feel deformed with the lower incision line and unsymmetrical. I don't go in public without glasses. :/

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oldmasons
September 20, 2016
Hi, this is exactly the same for me. I'm at 19 days and the dissolvable stitches are still in the corners of each eye. I'm convinced this is why my eyes are a little unsymmetrical and one not closing all the way. My surgeon said it would take 6 - 8 weeks to resolve (and not to return to work for at least 2 weeks post op). My experience is that surgeons do not tell you the truth about how long recovery really is. I've seen on here that some people have been told 1-2 weeks for everything to return to normal. I was so please my surgeon (Mr Tariq Ahmad) was completely honest.
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