Pretty Peepers Are Back! First Surgery Ever at Almost 50 Years Old. - Sydney, AU

Well, it's exactly 2 weeks since I had my op, so time for pics!

I've healed really well except for a small bit of bruising under one eye, (and my right eyelashes are still growing back). My eyes aren't quite symmetrical, but I think there's still a little bit of swelling and therefore tension that keeps one eye a bit more cat-like than the other (see the pics).

And disappointingly, I still seem to have eye bags underneath my eyes, which is what the lower bleph was meant to remove! But of course, it's still really soon, and I go back to the doc in a month to see how it's going then.

So overall I'm happy - I have upper eyelids now and I can apply eyeliner and have it visible. I just hope the puffiness under the eyes goes, and that the eyes become more symmetrical in the next month. I still want to look like "me" and not be alien or "done" looking ;)

So Friday...what can I say? Still yellow bruising, but things are generally getting better. The scars in the crease are mostly gone, although there are a few little bumps (possibly cysts?) which I guess I'll have to massage out once the stitches get taken out on Monday.

I put some big dark sunnies on late in the arvo and walked the dogs with my husband. Posted a pic of my "good" eye on facebook, and friends were all very positive about the result. Had a few beers and slept on a normal lowish pillow that night - am sleeping well now, apart from getting up early morning to clear gunk out of eyes and going back to bed. Just waiting for the scabby hard bits on the inside of my right eyelid to heal (& lashes to grow back!)

Did the usual waking up early and getting rid of eye gunk that closed one eye then going back to bed thing (and OH BOY! did I look bad! See pictures)

But when I got up later, after 10, I knew I'd turned the corner. Just felt better. Despite there being more yellow bruising, I felt that the worst of the bruising, swelling, tightness, oozing etc was over. Didn't take any meds at first, then only panadeine in the afternoon when there was some aching.

My cheeks and lower cheeks were swollen so I have chipmunk face, but even so, could manage a smile and not feel totally ridiculous. Washed my hair and felt a lot better that night.