46 Years Old Minus Eye Bags - Finally!

Thank you so much. I just did everything my surgeon told me to; used drops, antibiotic, Tylenol, and Aquafor as prescribed. And warm compresses the first few days then cold compresses in days after. I also took time to rest and kept my head elevated at all times, even during sleep. I did not eat or drink anything special. Lots of water though.

That's very exciting! You are in great hands with him and as I mentioned he is just a gem. I was not awake for the procedure which was actually one of the reasons I felt comfortable to have this done now. Its common to do either local or general anesthesia now, but in the past most other doctors would have kept me awake which I'm not sure I could have stomached. I was incredibly nervous too. Happily I remembered nothing except directly before the procesure and when they woke me up afterward. (And by the way I felt nearly no pain. Completely controllable discomfort with Tylenol.) If I could give you any advice it would be to ask everything and anything. Dr. Kotlus welcomes that. He must have gotten an A+ in his bedside manner courses in med school in addition to his medical training. Good luck to you, and feel free to circle back with any questions you might have after your visit. I honestly cannot recommend him highly enough.

Thank you so much for your reply! He'll be my 4th consult. I didn't feel comfortable with the 1st doctor (he recommended surgery), the other 2 doctors I liked and they said to try fillers first. I think fillers would just add attention to the bags (especially in the am when I'm the puffiest. Did you receive iv sedation or general?

I had IV sedation. Definitely was a bit scared of this, I had to just kind of put it out of my mind. And happily it went fine. As for fillers, I was not interested in that. I asked myself why I would want something temporary which will wear off (fillers)? And also I am kind of scared to introduce a chemical like that into my body so... the surgery was a no-brainer answer for me. There are different surgery approaches, so maybe ask Dr. Kotlus what he recommends based on your features and your fears/concerns.

Hi! Thanks, I will discuss this with him tomorrow. I am so happy I found someone that had great results with him. Very reassuring. Thank you!!

Thank you very much!

U look amazing gorgeous

Hi. I don't know if I did this right, so I figured I'd try once more. I can't attach a photo and send it to you directly. But, I have 2 pictures on my page, if you type in Stone80, in the search bar I come up. just click on what comes up and you can see the pictures. Thanks a bunch! Don't think I'm doing the direct message correctly.

I direct messages you. Did you get it?

So weird. I messaged you directly too, but don't see anything from you. I only see what I just sent you. Can you see it? I think if you go to your "Inbox" it is there...

Thank you! Nothing to lighten the area but I think the darkness which was present and has resolved was more the shadows of the bags as opposed to any discoloration of my skin or the blood vessels beneath. He suggested that the bags were the culprit but that discoloration may come in time. So far though, I am not seeing much of a change.

That makes sense! Hopefully the discoloration doesn't come in at all. I sent a consultation request through her--can't wait to go through the process. Please keep us updated on your recovery! I've been on the fence for some time now reading all the horror stories on here about fillers and fat transfers. I figured I'd have to live with this condition going forward.

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Yes, honestly though I said as long as you can get rid of the bags I can deal with having to use concealer on any darkness :) But again, hoping that won't be the case and so far so good. I agree about the fillers being a bit scary to use. I am very paranoid about putting a chemical in my body like that and I also just did not want something that would wear away eventually. For me I did not see the point and wanted something permanent. Also all the stories are very scary. That being said, just to clarify I did have a fat transfer. He removed the eyebag fat and repositioned fat from my stomach in very small amounts under my eyes. He relayed all of this information to me about how eyebag fat is different than regular body fat... you should ask him about this at your consult. It's fascinating. He did this particular procedure because my eyes are so round and deep-set that they eye would have looked very bony and hollow without this step and just a fat removal. I made him detail for me that it was only my fat going back into my eyes and nothing else. I guess though that is kind of creepy and potentially open for issues too. But my reasoning was that it is made of my own body cells so unless he put too much in or there was some infection present, it seemed better and safer than a filler. Obviously I could go on and on about this! So, I will stop now, but I hope your consult goes well. If you want to post again after, please do!

I completely understand and thank you for explaining. I can deal with the darkness as well-it's the hollowness that I want fixed. I have a picture attached to a question I posted on here. Please take a look. It was posted years ago and since then the darkness has lightened up some but the deep tear troughs are still there and they irritate me! I will see Dr Kotlus in a few weeks and will post about my experience in a separate review.