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33Yo- Full Incisonal DE Surgery -medium Parallel Crease
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Monolids Asian, been waiting to do this since a...
cherish99November 21, 2014
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Monolids Asian, been waiting to do this since a teenager and until now 33yo,looking sleepy & further droopiness is what push me to do this DE surgery. Initially I wanted to do a partial incision surgery to reduce the downtime and scarring but due to excess skin (doc say I don't have any excess fats present), I have to do the full incision to remove the excess skin to prevent further droopiness. I'm currently at 6 weeks post op and results had not been too encouraging for me as I experience swelling, asymmetry and for what reason i don't know, my right eye seems swollen, smaller and droopy.One thing I have to note is that before my op, my right eye is often itchy and tired than my left eye, i rub my right eye a lot, not sure if this is the issue to cause the asymmetry.
My doctor recommend me to do massages especially more on my right eye to see if it helps with the swell and asymmetry. Last few days I experience dry , itchy and soreness on my right eye, not sure if I did too much massage that cause it. My doctor recommend to wait for another 2 months if needed revision but I hope I do not have to go thru the DE surgery again due to the stressful recovery period. I just want it to look natural and symmetric , even if not 100% even. When i smile, the asymmetry is more obvious. I hope individuals who had similar experiences pls share with me if your eyes eventually even out or not.
I started to use a firming eyemask & cream yesterday, hope it would help with the swelling. I also use hot & warm water to comfort my eyes. I hope my skin above the crease would come down more and make my eyes more natural, or I look very fierce & odd in my full pictures. HELP!
My doctor recommend me to do massages especially more on my right eye to see if it helps with the swell and asymmetry. Last few days I experience dry , itchy and soreness on my right eye, not sure if I did too much massage that cause it. My doctor recommend to wait for another 2 months if needed revision but I hope I do not have to go thru the DE surgery again due to the stressful recovery period. I just want it to look natural and symmetric , even if not 100% even. When i smile, the asymmetry is more obvious. I hope individuals who had similar experiences pls share with me if your eyes eventually even out or not.
I started to use a firming eyemask & cream yesterday, hope it would help with the swelling. I also use hot & warm water to comfort my eyes. I hope my skin above the crease would come down more and make my eyes more natural, or I look very fierce & odd in my full pictures. HELP!
Replies (11)
November 23, 2014
Hi :) I understand your concerns! Be to honest, you may have to wait until your 6 months post op or longer before you can have a revision. But you shouldn't worry about that just yet. I didn't start noticing a change in my eyes until I was almost 3 months post op! I'm 5 months post op now and it has changed a lot since my 3 months post op! It's hard being patient but you need more time to heal. If you want, you can check out my review - it shows monthly progress of my eyes. And I got a medium parallel crease as well! I wish you nothing but a fast happy recovery!
November 23, 2014
I'm jk, you have seen my review! I recognized your username! I'm glad you started your own review!! I'm telling you, writing about it helps :)))
November 23, 2014
hi yup, thanks , you really give me much hope and assurance. Glad to meet u on real self :) Yes, most probably I need to wait for 6months or so before I can think of a revision, I hope by then, my eyes can be quite equal and I do not have to go thru the whole healing process again. :p seriously I'm so into my eyes everyday, which is soooo affecting me. I hope I can brace up! Thanks again jk..:)
November 24, 2014
I'm 3 months post op and I'm a slow healer.. I think your eyes will be ok.. They do look pretty I think.. Much nicer than pre op.. :-). No don't worry ok
November 24, 2014
Hi thanks :) really appreciated for the encouragement. I also categorized myself under slow healer and slower 'desweller', haha.. But I know the day my eyes become pretty and equal then it would be all worth it. Oh and I saw ur post and I think the darker lids is normal and will revert back slowly , I do have darker lids than usual , my pics doesn't show too much cos of the lighting.
Anyway, let's brace up, the days will just get better! :)))) thanks!
March 24, 2015
It's too soon to tell. I'm a Thai lady and i heard about lots of local patients like Dr.Prinya's eyelid job because he heard what patients need. I hope ur swelling's gone soon.
March 25, 2015
Yup, swelling much gone. And I'm satisfied, upon seeing your beautiful nose, I'm really tempted to do my nose & alarplasty with Dr Prinya.
UPDATED FROM cherish99
1 month post
7 weeks post op
cherish99November 28, 2014
Still have sausage eyes, uneven eyes and obvious incision scars n bumpy especially at the sides. Trying to be patient for the day it evens out, flatten and scars lighten! :) I notice my lashes on my left eyes are pointing up and right eye lashes are pointing down (since day 1, both eyes lashes went haywire but now left side lashes remains upturned, right side came down), not sure why is this so? Maybe it is the work of swelling again. I also notice I got darker under eye circles, maybe due to poor blood circulation due to after op effects. I cannot deny I'm a late sleeper too.
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November 29, 2014
Hi, both your eyes are getting more equal. The pictures show this. It means, it is taking months but things already going in that direction. Maybe slower than you'd prefer but seems definitely going in that direction. So, I'm sure in the months ahead, they will be very equal. And also remember you will be far more critical than anyone else of very minor inequality becoz you been thru months of scrutinising your eyes so closely. So, its easy to be too hard on yourself. Bottom line is what your eyes look like now is big improvement than pre-op. You now have pretty eyes already!
November 30, 2014
Hi, thanks a lot , I do feel that it is slowly evening out. Comparing to my pre op monolids, it is definitely much brighter and prettier. I'm looking forward to the next two months of post op 3rd to 4th mth cos most people commented on the recovery to be the best in these 2 months. And I hope that anyone out there like me can maintain a positive outlook too! It's been an emotional experience but I find supportive individuals . Thanks leep n everyone. Cheers! :)
December 2, 2014
Hi cherish
I messaged you on Alicias blog so thanks for sending me the link to your real self page. My situation is pretty much the same as yours although im at 5 and a hf wks. If you can remember I got med parallel too and looking at your recovery photos mine seem to be pretty much on par with yours. Funny thing is I also got mine done in Thailand. I still have high sausage eyes probably the same size as yours at 6 wks and scars are raised and thick. I was told to massage them and use heat packs. I hate looking at myself in the mirror right now. Anyways keep us informed of how you are healing. Elle
December 2, 2014
Hi Elle,
I remember u..No problem, I can fully understand how u r feeling cos it is exactly how I am. I will keep updating. As per another user Jk , she recommend blogging about it and taking photos of the eyes to keep track. It really helps and u can get gd advice from individuals too.. Maybe u can try too, then we help encourage each other since we are around the same recovery period.
Or u could pm me here if u more comfortable to talk privately.
Cheers and keep going! :)
December 2, 2014
Thanks cherish. I'd rather pm you as I feel rather self conscious at the moment. Btw I can still feel a light pull when I look forward/straight. .do u have this feeling too? Also how many mm is your crease? And did he take much skin off?
December 2, 2014
Hi Elle, no worries.. I did not have any feeling of light pull but when I look straight, only my left eye when looked up will have the pull feeling inside the muscle at the incision, which is not as intense over time. Meaning it may disappear over a long time. However I felt my right eye levator muscle felt sore easily, not sure if it is still recovering from truama, therefore couldn't open as wide. I did not mention any mm to doctor, I only request a natural medium height with a slight eyelid platform exposed so that I could do makeup. I tried measuring the height when eyes closed is around 6.5mm. yes and I remove much skin which I dun know how much and no fats extracted as not needed. Did ur doctor mention ur crease height? I rem seeing somewhere that if your eyes become natural too fast , usually the end results may be lower than what u expected. For middle crease, the results will need a much longer time to be natural.
December 2, 2014
Hmm 6.5 is not high as the least surgeons do is 6mm so I think that your crease height has been temporary pushed up from all that nasty swelling. My dr didny stipulate a crease height. I showed him a photo of an asian model with a med crease. My dr even said that the models crease wasnt very high which I agreed to so hopefully.it will heal as I expect. Re soreness sometimes I experience that if I stare at something eg the tv for too long but that seems to get better with rest. Maybe try to rest your eyes a little more and avoid sleeping so late. Just like any other surgery e.g foot surgery.. the more you walk on it the more it will be more swollen. Its hard I know as most of us try to find any information online day in day out for reassurance. Staring at the computer all day like i do is not good. Anyways lets pray for pretty eyelids at the end of the day haha. #Godhelpme
UPDATED FROM cherish99
2 months post
8weeks post op
cherish99December 4, 2014
Yup, things seems to be going in the right direction, eyes are getting more equal, and from my closed eyes pic, you can actually see that I'm still swollen. So I could most likely be expecting more changes down the road.:) my doctor recommend me ultra dermatix scar gel , happen that one of the blogger also recommend me this, so I'm going to start applying that tomorrow onwards, hopefully, it will helped in the flattening and lightening of the scars. I start taking lesser pineapples cos it gives me gastric pain. I started to put eye mask every other day to reduce my dark circles and swelling too. Yes, I still continued to sleep on two pillows, and I notice the swelling were the worst in the morning and becomes better by evening and nite. I'm more hopeful now and sometimes I can bear not wearing my framed glasses out. But I try lesser eye contact with people. I need to get used to my new eyes. :p
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December 4, 2014
You look amazing!!!!! It's only uphill from here. You will notice dramatic changes from 2 - 4 months! I'm so excited for you! Lol. Btw, the inner scars and swelling are the last ones to go.
December 5, 2014
Thanks jk, I'm been feeling more hopeful day by day. Yes, I'm also very excited how my eyes will eventually settled. Lol.. I'm glad that I made this choice, I really have to tell everyone who went thru DE surgery to be patient cos time is really the main factor in recovery. I will keep updates going too, I guess as u say, more significant changes will be in the next two mths. Cheers
December 5, 2014
Omg what a difference a week can do! Your eyes look so much better.
So you've been using eye mask right? Is that like a heat pack? And did you massage your eyelids too?
Elle
December 5, 2014
Really? I'm been looking at my eyes everyday so I did not notice too much difference, but feeling better. Oh the lifting eye mask I been using is a cosmetical brand hadatuko-made in japan plus its lifting eye cream. I use slight hot warm water to massage my eyes in the morning n nite only for ard 3mins each only, cos my doctor did not really emphasize me to keep massaging. Dun know all these helps but I think the main factor is time. Dun worry, I'm sure ur eyes will soon turn out better everyday. :)
December 5, 2014
from week 7 to week 8, the swelling which is between the left crease & the left lid-lash margin has clearly reduced if you compare the pictures. And in parallel, the left eye continues to look larger because the position of lash-lid margin continues to elevate (whilst that swelling disappears). Just goes to show that it can take weeks, but this means that even further dramatic changes are in store in the next months! Your eyes will look even prettier in the next month, cherish99.
December 6, 2014
Thanks Leep! I'm glad that my eyes are getting much better day by day. Even I'm still not seeing the final result yet, but it is already so much nicer than my pre op monolids. I will keep being patient for the final outcome and I'm sure it would be as u say. :))))
December 16, 2014
Let us know how you like that scar gel. I think your eyes are looking really good.
Keep us posted on if your eyes even out- be patient, it can take longer than you expect to fully heal. Thanks for starting a review!
Your updates will definitely help. It is a hard recovery emotionally.