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Lower transconjunctival bleph with pinch under local anesthesia
UPDATED FROM trayct
26 days post
one month
WORTH IT$2,700
I'm one month out of my surgery and things are not healing normally so I'm not sure at this point if this surgery was worth it. I look exactly the same as I did 2 weeks ago...I hate how my eyes look right now...I never wanted the shape of my eyes to change...just the bags to be gone... The swelling of my lids is still there and the drooping did not go away. I'm starting to think I may need revision surgery if this drooping doesn't go away. I'm so frustrated. I see my doctor again on Monday but she isn't sure why I'm looking swollen still and thinks allergies has something to do w/it but I just don't know...the incisions under my eyes are pretty bad but I expected that to take a while to go away or at least look better....I really don't know what to do at this point but right now I'm regretting doing this...
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UPDATED FROM trayct
8 days post
one week out
I have been bad with updating but I'm one week since my surgery. I saw my doctor on Monday and she said my swelling/drooping is normal and should slowly go back to normal in the next two weeks. my bruising and swelling under my eye is pretty much all gone but the swelling/redness of my eyelid is still somewhat bad still and the dropping of my right eye is getting annoying and worrying me a little. I just have to be patient I guess but everyday I am hoping to see some sort of improvement but I'm not. Once the swelling and drooping goes away I think I'm going to be extremely happy. I don't see the bags anymore and the dark circles are not as bad as they were. I will post a pic later. I am back at work(with my glasses on) and no one seems to notice... My stitches are starting to come out (they are dissolvable) and I do have some little bumps around where the stitches are...(I assume that is normal) but its not bad...my eyes are still sore and I am taking some advil for it but the pain has really not been bad at all...dryness is sometimes bad but I use rewetting drops which seems to help.....I will update again in a few more days with hopefully better news that my swelling/drooping is gone! :)
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April 5, 2014
Isn't Advil a no no? I was told to only take Tylenol for my pain. I would check with your doctor. It sounds like you are right on track and healing normally. I would try not to worry. You really look excellent for just one week post.
UPDATED FROM trayct
3 days post
Day 4
Having a hard time taking pics of myself but this is my right eye which is the worst of the two. See what I mean about drooping? Other than that looks pretty good I think. And yes I do plan to get my upper eyes done too but wasnt ready yet...:)
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March 29, 2014
Your incision looks great and I think the drooping you see is probably just swelling. I really don't see it… just swelling. I think you look like you are healing really well.
March 30, 2014
Thank you I hope so. I'm surprised at how little bruising I have compared to people I've seen on here. I see my doc tomorrow so I'm sure she'll
Let me know about the drooping and if it's normal. I just looked at your pics and you look great!! What a difference!! I wish I had my before pics so I could really compare after I'm all healed.
March 30, 2014
Since you, like me, only had lowers done, we had less bruising. Most people on this site are having multiple procedures at one time. I know I would also like to do my uppers, but I wanted to be conservative. I'm getting married in October and I wanted to make sure I was completely healed. Also, I need to save up in order to have my uppers done. Yeah, there is that. Lol.
March 30, 2014
Oh, and thank you! I am so happy to be rid of my bags! It's the best thing I ever did for myself. I had to dig to find before pictures because I would often avoid having my picture taken unless I was wearing my glasses or sunglasses. :)
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