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Upper Blepharoplasty for Hooded, Saggy Eyelids 46 Years Old - South Portland, ME

UPDATED FROM danielle46
11 months post

Upper blepharoplasty 6/12/16

danielle46May 1, 2017
WORTH IT$2,800
Here are some pics 4 months after surgery and some from last week..

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Dr. John Kirkham

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I was very nervous. He was very reassuring. Explained to me what would happen and how long it would take for healing and total results. I did this under local anesthesia so I was awake and he explained to me everything he was doing as it happened .

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BethH
May 1, 2017

Wow, you look fantastic! Very inspirational! Do you feel more awake and youthful? ;)

UPDATED FROM danielle46
10 months post

June 2016 Blepharoplasty Before and After

danielle46April 6, 2017

Had always had droopy puppy dog eyes.. as I aged they became wrinkly and heavy . I started to notice after my 40th birthday that they were looking very bad . When I was 46 I realized that they were affecting my peripheral vision ... I went to see a nurse practitioner about Botox to lift them up and make them look better .. she told me there was nothing I could do until I had a blepharoplasty and she showed me before and after pictures .. as soon as I saw these I became obsessed with knowing that I was going to do the surgery . She suggested it in April and I had the surgery done in June . I did local anesthesia so I was awake during the procedure there is no need for general on this upper blepharoplasty surgery . It was very swollen for the first two days .I had the stitches out 4 days later and within a week my results were very good . By October they looked great and I'm very glad I did it. Sometimes I wish I had had him take more, as I told him to do it extremely natural so no one would notice . ????

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Adventurous3243
April 9, 2022
Thanks for documenting all of this! I'm going to have a consultation with Dr. Kirkham for upper blepharoplasty, so I'm grateful to see your experience was a positive one.
UPDATED FROM danielle46
2 months post

Passport photo done 3 weeks post op

danielle46August 5, 2016
With the exception of the outer corner scars.. I can barely tell ????

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Smoores
August 6, 2016
now THAT Is a great passport photo. I always look like a crazy person in mine. Nice!
Do you have any numbness still? I put mascara on for the first time today and it felt super weird...
danielle46
August 10, 2016
Thank you so much. I was surprised because she took it before I was ready . I wore make up for the first time on 30 July and it was really weird the only place my scars actually still feel tender is the outer corner of my right eye. There is no numbness but they're still having it sent to my brown which I'm assuming is just the way I am made. But my eyes are so much more open and bright and it's so nice to actually see my whole Iris instead of just the part that was underneath my droopy eyelid . Although I wish it was a tad tighter I am happy that my doctor was very conservative in not taking a lot to change my appearance drastically or make me look very surprised. Have you posted pictures yet of your before and after ? I honestly can't tell and neither can my friends. They all said it looks very natural and a lot better but not like I really had anything done. I am so glad I did it ..hopefully after the three months like everybody said, it will tighten up a little
Smoores
August 10, 2016
Do people say it will tighten up after 3 months? My right still has a little 'lip' whereas my left is pretty darn taut (thus the stitches popping). I will post an before and after soon. I don't want to jinx it as last time i posted some post-ops the incision popped open. :)
danielle46
August 10, 2016
They say it's not fully healed for 3-6 months. When I went back for my one week follow up the doctor said it is supposed to look like it did prior to having the surgery done because if it didn't , in three months I would look extremely surprised and tight.. I am actually considering Botox for my crows feet and a little bit to lift my eyebrows up temporarily because I do not want an eyebrow lift but all the doctors who answered my question on this site said it looked like I had a very heavy brow and that most likely it would not tighten up to what I really wanted ?
mywillieboy
August 7, 2016
What an amazing difference between your before surgery picture to your passport photo. I'm so happy for you. Did the Doctor shield your eyes for your procedure?
danielle46
August 10, 2016
No.. it just felt like he was lightly brushing his finger on my eyelid and I could feel the heat from the cauterization. My eyes were closed the entire time until he finished stitching .
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