Older Than Dirt Gets Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty - Palm Beach Gardens, FL

i see the crease but can't see where one eye tilts up, the other down, they look pretty symmetrical to me. the tightness must be irritating though.

Hello. I am following your progress with a similar issue and am scheduled for a canthoplasty on May 6. Mine are really a mess, particularly the left eye -- bad ectropion. Not only that, the lower lid is actually UNDER the top lid by almost a fourth of an inch. Eyelashes growing under the top lid. The top lid is so overlapped I can look sideways and see the inside of my eyelid. Bet none of you reading on here can do that! I am very hopeful for a good result. No way would I go back to the guy who did this. My eyes don't even look like they belong in the same face. No horizontal or vertical symmetry. He also cut a muscle on the right side, lowering the brow. Understand the waiting game. Months seem like years. My original surgery was before Christmas, and I have felt like a freak ever since then. Wishing you the very best for a good healing.

I'm very surprise he do a revision before a yr! I think that is not sanctioned by PS Dr. Now do wait longer than 1 yr. I've had extensive eye correction surgery and the right eye a disaster! It still not closing entirely and eye lid droops. I put tape on forehead during the day. But at night I put the night thick stuff in a tube, close my eye or hold it closed put take to hold. Then a piece of tape over upper and lower part of tape. That helps my eye not pull open and it feels good. I will have revision but one step at a time. Going to interview 3 new ocular plastic surgeons first. But don't be so anxious to have another operation for a long time. It take the nerves a very long time to heal!!!! Even with the issues try not to let it be your life. Once botched it takes patience and time. But do not let that Dr do it. First he's now to anxious and proven he's not what is best for you. If I can be of any help let me know. Buy medical tape that is very easy to remove.

how's the weather in fl? getting hot here finally. LOVE IT! is your tightness fading?

Everyone will ask the same thing but what has he said besides the comment about smoking? Are you able to use a scar cream for the area where the bubble was removed and the incision on your forehead? What has he said about the pulling or is more time needed. I'm so sorry that the original sx and the revision sx have not provided acceptable results. Who knows the next several weeks may prove to be what is needed, sometimes patience and time is what is required. If after your next appointment you are still not happy it might be time to seek another opinion. Fingers crossed for you.

i had a big mole removed on my forehead between the eyes and the scar is still there but it's better than the mole for me, it's been about 5 years but i never used scar cream. hope it works for you. i'm trying micro needling on my scar now because i think it's too late for the cream. i'll let you know if it helps. i think the thick tissue you talk about will soften. i think cassandra had that and it softened for her.

Wex, my 2 cents is that it looks much, much better. As to how it feels....it probably will soften up gradually over many months. The scar will fade, keeping a good sunscreen on it; the location is probably with concealer til it fades is likely unremarkable to those around you. Life is good, it's winter in America~ but not where you are :) Enjoy.

I think your right eye looks better than before. Give it time ...easier said than done ..lol

The thing is, you must have been really unhappy how they were to begin with to propell you to do it. that's what i tell myself when i question my upper eyelid job. Otherwise you would be wishing non stop. I personally think you look better and years younger. Learning to use makeup in a way that presents your eyes best is invaluable. Also, you were so fortunate to have lived for 50 years with the"love of your life", which means more than any of this.

Wishing you a quick recovery and hope the stitches are removed soon.

not too bad considering this is the second trauma to them in 5 months and as for symmetry ....the eyes are sisters!

The lowers look very good imo. Obv upper right is traumatized again. Looks like you will have a good outcome. I think your malar area is sensitive and settles down last. As one of the Dominican Republic lady docs on here (TT, BBL etc forums) says frequently "Be encouraged!" XO

Hi there Older than dirt, I'm so happy to see ( no pun intended ) your updated recovery info. How do you feel overall? I mean do you still feel good about doing the whole process? I sure think you look so good ( that means , " no bs girlfriend, we are both so over the hill , the hill is now flat with 5000 overpriced houses ( the word houses should mean - squeezed together personality free dwellings) sorry for the tangent , so I mean good as in beautiful , a lovely face, not JUST a face in the crowd, a memorable face with eyes that DO LOOK GREAT! I know the interim period and the revisions suck but they are worth it in the long run. My eyes look more asymmetric to my PS than to me, but of course I am used to them seeing ( there's that pun again) them , damn mirror, and speaking of mirrors I used to hate them so much I somehow stopped even looking into them aided by my poor vision and started looking down all the time , partially to see where the heck I was going.... Maybe you know what I mean by that . Sounds like your PS cares about making your result as good as possible and that's important! My poor ps had so little to work with to start, the improvements ,though slow coming are pretty remarkable. I can't remember if I sent you any pics or not. That's another new thing for me, " letting people include me in their photo taking" and some aren't bad at all. I can not forget my ancientness as my body keeps reminding me, doesn't aging just stink? I am contemplating more surgery to fix my knee and somewhat breast related, no not implants, reduction work may improve my posture and the uncomfortable wearing of bras not to mention the thought of even walking ( pain free) to shop for bras was never going to be in my future unless forced to endure such a outing! Anyway you keep hanging in there and posting what you are up too. I still get a chuckle by your titled review and wish you all the best!!!!! Hope to hear from you soon Jwolfe

I don't think anyone really has 100% symmetrical eyes before or after surgery. Look online at Celebrities with 1 eye bigger than the other. There's quite a few out there. We notice it more now on ourselves because we had surgery and stare at our eyes all the time, lol. So even if you don't get perfect symmetry, know that you're not alone. Wishing you some level of revision success!