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By the time I got this surgery, I'd lost more than...
I took my time and found a doctor who primarily does this surgery, called blepharoplasty. I was in a "twilight" state the whole time, and I remember a little of it toward the end, but not really. Nothing hurt, just some tugging and, later on, swelling and tenderness. Bags of frozen peas were my best friends for a few days.
The swelling went down quickly, and after 2 weeks, I had regained my vision and I think I also look significantly younger. It took a few months until I could wear a little eye makeup again without it feeling tender. The eyelid scars are about 95% invisible -- I just have one tiny area that puckered and darkened, maybe 3-4 mm in length, but it's responding to a silicon gel I bought and slowly diminishing. I wear glasses, so honestly, you'd have to be staring pretty intently at me to notice.
The scars at the top of my forehead, where the brow was lifted, have faded to a dull white and merged with my hairline. I was cautioned to keep wearing sunhats in sunny Arizona to keep the scars from darkening. I love hats, so I'm good with that!
Insurance refused to pay despite all the doctor referrals, so I had to put this on credit cards and pay it off from savings. That was the only bad part. At $6k, it was a big bite out of my bank account, but I would do it again.
Provider Review
I picked Dr. Berbos because he specializes in specifically this surgery and has done it countless times. My eye doctor referred me, saying he'd sent his own mother to Dr. Berbos! Well, that's quite the recommendation. Dr. Berbos is friendly and welcoming, and really gave me great information about the pros and cons of several options. At first, I was going to opt for a less drastic procedure, where the brow is simply stitched in place, rather than having part of my forehead skin lifted. But I had other health issues to deal with and had to postpone the surgery for a year. By then, my eyelids were much, much worse, and Dr. Berbos said the browlift was the better solution. I didn't feel like he was selling me on the more expensive procedure -- we went over both quite carefully and I made the conscious decision to spend the extra money out of pocket. The surgery is an outpatient procedure, done at the Eye Center, and you go home right afterward. Dr. Berbos did a great job, and the follow up care has been substantial. He cares about his handiwork and that it comes out looking perfect, and he's very approachable and kind.