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Upper Eyelid Surgery - Raleigh, NC
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I am a 37 yo female with drooping eyelids (esp my...
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I am a 37 yo female with drooping eyelids (esp my right lid). I am having a TT on June 21st and figured that I needed more excitement and pain. Just kidding - I am excited to knock both of these out at one time.
A lot of people in my family have the same type of lids I do. I found out recently that my grandmother had her lids done - i had always wondered why her lids were different.
Well, I am excited and nervous - actually more nervous about my eyes than my belly but this is such a good opportunity, I won't be able to take 2 weeks off of work for quite awhile and it looks like most folks are returning to semi-normal around that time.
Wish me luck and feel free to share any wisdom! I will post pictures soon.
A lot of people in my family have the same type of lids I do. I found out recently that my grandmother had her lids done - i had always wondered why her lids were different.
Well, I am excited and nervous - actually more nervous about my eyes than my belly but this is such a good opportunity, I won't be able to take 2 weeks off of work for quite awhile and it looks like most folks are returning to semi-normal around that time.
Wish me luck and feel free to share any wisdom! I will post pictures soon.
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11 days pre
Before pictures posted
Here are the before pictures of my eyes. My kids helped me take the pictures with my iPhone. I am less than 2 weeks away and I am so excited. I wish there were more postings about eyelid surgery out there like there is for tummy tucks. I gathered the following supplies based on the reviews I have read so far:
- saline eye drops (just got Target's generic rewetting drops)
- eye ointment (again Target generic)
- Vaseline
- small and medium gauze
- clean package of q tips
- 2 large bags of frozen peas (I am going to divide them into a bunch of small snack size bags that my mom/husband can grab for my eyes)
- filled pain meds and anti nausea
- my dr have me some arnica tablets and cream (the cream may be for my other procedure).
- new concealer, foundation and powder (with fresh wounds I didn't want to risk using older makeup for that area)
- new eyeliner, mascara and eyeshadow
- recliner
- extra pillows
- books on tape (I downloaded an audiobook app from my library and created a list of books I want to listen to).
- podcasts - downloaded some shows to listen to like 'This American Life' from NPR.
I hope this helpful to anyone preparing for this procedure! Let me know if you have heard of anything else that would be useful.
- saline eye drops (just got Target's generic rewetting drops)
- eye ointment (again Target generic)
- Vaseline
- small and medium gauze
- clean package of q tips
- 2 large bags of frozen peas (I am going to divide them into a bunch of small snack size bags that my mom/husband can grab for my eyes)
- filled pain meds and anti nausea
- my dr have me some arnica tablets and cream (the cream may be for my other procedure).
- new concealer, foundation and powder (with fresh wounds I didn't want to risk using older makeup for that area)
- new eyeliner, mascara and eyeshadow
- recliner
- extra pillows
- books on tape (I downloaded an audiobook app from my library and created a list of books I want to listen to).
- podcasts - downloaded some shows to listen to like 'This American Life' from NPR.
I hope this helpful to anyone preparing for this procedure! Let me know if you have heard of anything else that would be useful.
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June 17, 2013
I had a lot of dryness at night and used Genteal night time ointment for the first few months. It reallyl helped but maybe wait and see if you even need it, I know everyone heals different as no 2 surgeries are exactly alike and it is about $11-12 for a small tube (lasts a long time though). There are other brands of night time eye gels too in approx. the same price range I think. Make sure you take lots of pictures as you heal. If healing ends up taking longer than you expect it can be a good reference to your progress when you may feel like it is taking forever! My doctor kept reassuring me and saying "just be patient" and it's hard to see the progress sometimes when it happens slow. Try not to look at yourself too much the first few days at least. I looked in the mirror too much in the beginning and it didn't make me heal faster, trust me lol. Also, as you start wanting to venture out of the house again, you aren't going to want to slather makeup on your incisions if you can help it so I would be a big pair of sunglasses:) Best of luck to you! Keep us posted so we can hear about your great results!
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