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Upper Blepharoplasty for Hooded, Saggy Eyelids 46 Years Old - South Portland, ME
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Today was my upper blepharoplasty surgery. I chose...
danielle46July 13, 2016
WORTH IT$2,800
Today was my upper blepharoplasty surgery. I chose to have it done under local anesthesia .They gave me 2 Xanax prior to going in to relax me. The first lidocaine needle on each eyelid hurt and then the other two barely did as the first kicked right in. Three in each lid. I couldn't even tell that he had started to cut at all. The cauterizing felt warm but not painful, there was a lot of tugging and pushing but nothing hurt until the stitching of the second eyelid. The whole thing took about 90 mins. I feel general anesthesia is not needed for this at all. I was sore immediately afterward. Took extra strength Tylenol but switched to hydrocodone 5mg. I was told to ice every 20 minutes all day till bed. There was some bleeding early from both eye corners and blood on the gauze between my eyes and the ice pack every time. There's a lot of redness at lash line and outer corners. Upper area under brows is very puffy and swollen. Stitches are slightly itchy. I'm using ointment every 4 hrs and artificial tears to not have dry crusty eyes. Pain level during -8 for first needle, 0 for procedure, 0 for cauterizing , 2 for stitching of first eye, 8 for second, 9 for recovery immediately after, 4-6 for rest of first day. Had very hooded, saggy, loose eyelid area that rested right on my lashes. Here are pictures of day before, immediately after surgery and later the first day. I'll update daily.
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July 14, 2016
Hi
Im mary i did lower eye blepharoplasty 3 weeks ago ,you going to look better congratulations,im happy too under eye look better than before.
Good luck also
Im mary i did lower eye blepharoplasty 3 weeks ago ,you going to look better congratulations,im happy too under eye look better than before.
Good luck also
July 15, 2016
Hi Mary . Glad yours came out great. I'm hoping mine will too. Right eye is worse than left and they look slightly uneven at this point.. Hoping they'll heal normally. Worried about stitch removal. They are really in there good and I'm sure it'll hurt having them pulled out ?
February 25, 2017
Your eyes look the best I've ever seen on this site, as far as lack of bruising. I've been told to wait till 3 months or so for a very-close to final outcome as far as swelling. Please keep us updated with another photo, I'm curious as to your final outcome. Thanks so much, I am sked for March 6 and checking this site almost every day.
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1 month post
Upper blepharoplasty for hooded, saggy eyelids 46 years old South Portland ME
danielle46July 14, 2016
Day 3 . Still quite swollen and purple. Looks better with eyes open than closed. Can't wait to get these stitches out ????
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July 15, 2016
Gah! I know, the stitches are the worst part. I want to scratch and pull them out. I'm on day #3 too. You look incredible!
July 19, 2016
Tomorrow is stitch removal.. Can't wait.. Although ,every time I scratch them LIGHTLY it hurts tremendously !! Good luck with yours !!!
July 19, 2016
it didn't hurt at all. i was so relieved. i was starting to feel a bit claustrophobic even.
April 27, 2018
Did you have some bumps around the incision site after the stitches were taken out?
I had the same surgery 16 days ago a,d only on the 13th.day the stitches were removed. My opinion, it was too long to let them embedded on my skin. Most doctors recommend them to be removed between 5-7 days. I am depressed now looking at the scars. They seem thick and also those tiny bumps (like keloid formation) along the lines where the incision were made.
I had the same surgery 16 days ago a,d only on the 13th.day the stitches were removed. My opinion, it was too long to let them embedded on my skin. Most doctors recommend them to be removed between 5-7 days. I am depressed now looking at the scars. They seem thick and also those tiny bumps (like keloid formation) along the lines where the incision were made.
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1 month post
4 days after ( technically 72 hours )
danielle46July 15, 2016
Today slightly itchy at stitches, eyes feel kind of dry and sore at the outer corners. Bruising is better but eyelids behind kasha still very swollen and tender. Here's pics from this morning.
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July 15, 2016
Thank you for sharing your upper blepharplasy. I feel much more positive since reading this and seeing your pics. I'm due to have my operation in 5 days and I'm so nervous. You look amazing ! [RS bleep]
July 19, 2016
I hope yours goes fabulously tomorrow. It's not bad at all.. Can't wait to see your pics !! Thanks so much ! I'll post stitches removed pics tmrw. I was a nervous wreck too ! It was really not bad
It's nice you were able to take something to relax prior to your surgery and to get you through the first few steps before you're numb. What type of instructions did you get for the next few days? Congratulations and looking forward to seeing your healing progress!
You must be following your doctor's post op instructions very well because you look amazing in your 72 hour post op pictures. Wow, your review makes me want to consider this surgery! Love your helpful updates!