Why Did I Wait So Long! - Springfield, MA

Always told my whole life what pretty eyes I have. They are my favorite feature. I'm half Italian and half Polish. They used to be contoured and lifted, almond shaped with a well-defined crease but the past decade the Polish features started taking over. Puffy, heavy, loss of definition and crease. I used eyeshadow to define and create the look of my crease. Even that these past years wasn't working so well because you could still see the puffy, heaviness through where I was putting the darker shadows to give the illusion of a crease. About 4 years ago I developed a chalazion under my eyelid. I was referred to Dr. Steven Covici by my primary physician. Sitting in the waiting room to have the chalazion addressed, I noticed on the wall that he is an eyelid specialist and saw literature that he performs cosmetic procedures. While in having the chalazion taken care of, I asked if he performs upper eyelid lifts. He said yes and took out a wire template that he held up to against my eyelid to show me what the results might end up looking like. WOW, there was my eyelid I hadn't seen in quite a long time and the crease that I used to have when I was in my twenties. I inquired about costs and downtime, etc.  I thought about that day often. I continually attempted to save for the procedure and then to find the time that I would need to take off (only 1 week). Well, during the past 5 years, I began 2 businesses that I own and run. As busy as I became, and I know everyone is, I never stopped thinking about when I would have the procedure done. One day recently, February 2016, I was again putting on eyeshadow, a lighter color on the lid and a darker color in the crease and noticed that it didn't really give me the illusion of having a crease but more looked like darker puffiness. Even trying to create that illusion was really not working so well anymore. I am not kidding, I went right to my phone and called Dr. Covici's office and scheduled an official upper eyelid lift consultation right there and then! I knew this was it, I had the money and well, there was never going to be the perfect time so decided I'd just schedule it and let things fall into place from there. I have to tell you, from already having met Dr. Steven Covici from the appointment for my chalazion, I knew when I was going to have it done, there would be no one other than him that I was going to go to. He has the best personality and demeanor! He explains things so well, doesn't set you up for unrealistic expectations, is professional but has an amazing sense of humor and you are at ease from the get go!!! During the consultation he answered any and all questions as well as his staff. He actually has a physician's assistant on his staff that has had this procedure done and she came in and shared her experience with me and what I might expect post procedure. At the end of my consultation, I scheduled my procedure and paid for it. I left with a date just like that!  I had decided to have it done and had decided there was going to be no hesitation or procrastination on my behalf. I had thought, thought, and thought some more about wanting to have this done for so long, this was it! The day of the procedure, I just couldn't wait until my appointment time to get there, knowing once it was done, I could begin my recovery. Of course, I made a bigger deal of it in my own mind than it truly was. I thought his office would be closed to everyone else except me with all hands on deck needed for my procedure. What a pleasant surprise to find that the office was running normally with other people there in the waiting room. That relaxed me more than anything. It wasn't going to take an entire village to perform the procedure after all, lol! Lori, Dr. Covici's amazing assistant came in and answered some more questions that had come up for me. I wasn't just led into the procedure room for the doctor to get started, he actually came into the room I was in to see how I was doing and answer any last minute questions I might have. I will have to tell you, once I got into his office and signed in, I was already relaxed and relieved. This was it, I was having it done and in a short while, I'd be heading home to recover. They led me into the procedure room which was so comfortable and relaxing, I couldn't believe it. There was really nice soft music playing in the background, not classical but very mellow tunes. I had already taken the prescription to relax me in the other room a short time earlier so had begun relaxing and told him I didn't think I felt that I'd fall asleep and he told me that was fine. That I could talk with him during the procedure and that he'd talk to me. I felt the couple of needles injected near my eyebrows and just relaxed during it because I knew that was to numb everything. I knew after the couple of seconds it took for these injections that I wasn't going to feel anything else after that, so I just relaxed during it. We talked back and forth and before I knew it, he told me he was done with one eye and moving onto the next. I can't begin to tell you how shocked I was because I really hadn't felt a thing and just having nice conversation back and forth, well, I was so pleasantly surprised! Honestly, before I knew it, he was done and I was able to get up and walk out and the excitement of knowing I did it took over me!!! I was so proud that I didn't put it off any longer because it really was nothing. Like I said earlier, I had made a bigger deal of it in my own mind than it really was!  Later that evening, Dr. Covici called himself to see how I was doing. I was had been resting and drowsy at that point but could not believe he made that call himself. He has an amazing staff and any one of them could have made the phone call to see how I was doing but he did it himself. I can't tell you how special that made me feel that he cared enough to call himself! I decided not to look or analyze or expect anything for a few days. I just focused on resting and following post-procedure instructions. I had an appointment to have my stitches removed a week after my procedure and by the time of that appointment, I had no bruising at all and most of my swelling had already gone done. I couldn't wait for Dr. Covici and his staff to see how well I was healing! Lori, his assistant that had been in the room with us during the procedure, removed the stitches in both eyes in less than a minute. 2 snips and they pulled right out. Every single day I can see more and more of the results of the upper eyelid lift. Dr. Covici nailed it!!! He didn't do too much but did enough that I cannot stop looking at myself in the mirror!!! I've been told I look 15 years younger! I have the eyes I had in my 20's and 30's. I love it!!!! Why oh why did I wait so long but I'm so glad I didn't wait any longer. I have another follow-up appointment in a few more weeks and again, can't wait for Dr. Covici and his staff to see me!!! I love my eyes. Even if there was some reason he wouldn't have been able to do this procedure, I love me eyes. I love wearing makeup but didn't want to HAVE to wear makeup. I had no lid exposed for shadow and had little to no crease left to put shadow into. Funny thing, now I'm not sure I'm going to want to wear eye makeup. I've personally chosen not to apply any until my final follow-up appointment. But, my eyes look so good, I'm not sure why I would apply eyeshadow! I sure didn't expect that but I bet when I do wear finally wear eyeshadow, it's going to look amazing!!! I cannot thank Dr. Steven Covici and his staff enough for making this the best thing I've ever done for myself! It's changed me and I didn't expect that. It's not just a physical appearance change but I feel different about myself. I'm emotionally excited and feel it is a catalyst for other changes such as exercising more regularly, eating even healthier. I just feel different in an even more positive way and believe me, I'm already a positive person! Thank you Dr. Covici and your staff, you are remarkable, you've given me more than you'll ever know!!! :)