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52 Yo Female with Upper/lower Blepharoplasty - Aliso Viejo, CA
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Love my results. The procedure is not painful at...
WORTH IT$6,000
Love my results. The procedure is not painful at all with sedation nor after. However, my eyes were irritated for some time and I only got relief with eye wash and eye drops. Best to have those items on hand. I always had dark circles which became harder to cover as I got older. Now I do not have to wear any concealer which is great. I feel much better about my appearance after the surgery. I really feel it was worth the money, the time off work and the time away from exercising (which was the worst drag- 3 weeks).
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May 24, 2016
How long did it take for you to be fully recovered from laser? What did you do to protect your face from the sun?
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May 25, 2016
Wow, a long time. Months for the redness to chill out. I used to wear Oil of Olay 15 spf and makeup with 15 spf. A few months after my procedure they took a 3d pic and I already had sun damage. I mountain bike and am outside for 2 to 3 hours doing that 3 days per week. I was wearing 30 when biking but now I go with higher spf. I put 30 on even to go to work now. I dislike sunscreen (shiny finish) but I have to use it. I really have sensitive skin so I am still looking for the right products.
March 14, 2017
Aside from redness, how long until your skin was recovered?
March 16, 2017
It's been over a year now. I really can't remember sorry. I had milia pop up for about 9 months. Kind of distressing. But I didn't get facials like I was supposed to which likely would have helped.
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4 months post
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Some have requested pics. I didn't take any before close ups. I took alot of afters immediately post op.
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May 25, 2016
Wow your results are fabulous!! I'm scheduled for upper/lower at the end of June. Do you know on the lower eyelids, did he just reposition the fat pads instead of removing them?? Did he re-drape the muscle and tack to orbital bone?? And lastly, did he remove any excess skin under your eyes?? These are the things my surgeon has indicated will be done to my lowers and I'm trying to find someone who had their lowers done that way too. Again, you look great!! Congratulations on the wonderful results!!
May 25, 2016
I believe I had all those things done you describe. He definitely repositions the fat, gets rid of excess skin and mentioned detaching and reattach in muscle/fascia I believe.
May 25, 2016
That is SO good to hear!!! Sounds like my surgeon is on the right track :) His before and after pics also look really great, so I felt comfortable with him on the first visit. Now if I can only get results as beautiful as yours I will be SO happy!!! Oh, and I've done the Co2 laser too and that was rough.. Well, it looked rough, but wasn't very painful at all. That's what most ladies are telling me here about eyelid surgery, that it looks worse than it hurts...
Thanks so much for sharing your experience! How much time DID you have to take off of work? Was it enough?
I've heard that CO2 is just about the hardest part. Kind of wishing I'd done it now, but oh well. Thanks for the clarification!