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Upper Eyelids Required Work. Added Lower Eyelids for Vanity - Sacramento, CA

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2 months post

Two month to the day!

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JACRedFebruary 20, 2015
WORTH IT$4,000
December 19 was the surgery and today is February 19. As you can see from the photo, I still have minor bags below my eyes but my upper eye area is much improved. There are still some lumps I hope will dissolve away and and odd vertical crease at the end of my left eye. Time will show the final results. I'm patient.
It was time for my driver's license photo today so lots of make up.

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Dr. Sukhjit S. Johl, MD

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Dr. Johl was helpful to explain my options and seemed very skilled. I will see him for a post op on day 39 so I can report more after that time. This was not at a private practice but part of my health plan's physicians and offices.

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bythec42
February 20, 2015
I had my upper and lower eye lid surgery 11/11/14. I had terrible bagging afterwards. I've been working on getting rid of it. It's so much better then my prior post op pics on my profile. I was wondering if your doctor mentioned anything to you about how to correct the bagging. I went to an oculoplastic so I believe his concern was more about the upper lids and lower lid fat removal and not what necessarily left behind which was the sagging skin. Just curios what your PS had to say about this. BTW, you look great! He did an awesome job! You should be so pleased!
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JACRed
February 21, 2015
My surgery was with an oculoplastic surgeon also. He did extensive work on the lower lids including removal of some skin to tighten the bagging area. I don't have excessive skin there now but more tissue fullness than I had expected on completion. He does not see it as a problem so no fix it planned. At six months out, I'll see him again and ask about any corrections needed at that time. I saw your post and photos before my surgery and expected not to bruise as much as I did. Since we all heal differently, have unique physiology, and different doctors, it is to be expected.
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bythec42
February 21, 2015
Thamks for posting. You look amazing. I think my OS was being conservative with the lower lid skin removal. He sees wrinkles and nothing can be done about that that lower lid surgery would fix. The terrible bagging I had is so much better then I had earlier post op. Just wondered if you had experienced the same thing.
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hou2015
February 20, 2015
Your before and after photos look amazing! Congrats!
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HBphoto
February 22, 2015
Holy [RS bleep]! Amazing results. You look many many years younger. Like in your 40's.
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Casey656
February 27, 2015
Wow! You look fantastic and at least 10 years younger.
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Appreciative
February 27, 2015
Viva la difference! Wow, you look great!
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2 months post

Awesome, I have long eyelashes again!

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JACRedFebruary 6, 2015
Last week I decided to wear mascara for the first time, post op. Since my natural hair color has lightened (read grayed) my lashes are almost invisible. After applying mascara I was shocked to see my lashes were nearly twice the length that they had been before the surgery! I can only assume that the upper eyelid bagginess had an influence on how long my lashes would grow.

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UPDATED FROM JACRed
2 months post

Now I understand the bruising

J
JACRedFebruary 2, 2015
After reading the medical record of my surgery, I understand the depth of the tissue involved in the process. Fat was removed under the muscle which causes more trauma to the area than it would with just a skin tuck. This was on the upper and lower lids and I am hoping this will be a more permanent correction lasting for the years ahead, as I age.

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J at RS
February 2, 2015

That is interesting about the under the muscle fat- thanks for sharing.

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JACRed
February 4, 2015
While studying the physiology of the eye, the diagrams of the areas of fat, muscles and skin are unique. We generally think of the fat on the outside of the muscle, just under the skin.
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JADE58
February 4, 2015
Was the lower bleph done on the inside of the lid? It is hard to tell by the picts :)
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JACRed
February 6, 2015
No, my surgeon said in my case he would make incisions just below the lower lash. The stitches were dissolvable / absorbable so the scar is not very noticeable. He needed to do a fair amount of fat repositioning and removal which was best done with the external incision. Notice the dark bruising under my eyes from this detailed work.
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binkiedaffodil
April 29, 2016
I only had upper lids done and my bruising was actually worse than yours! 14 days out and I still have purple circles under my eyes and red lids
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