51 Years Old and Looking 60, Sad and Tired!

Dr. Khoury is great. I found the procedure a piece of cake. Much easier than a tooth removal by oral surgeon several months ago. The drugs didn't completely knock me out, but I was in a happy fog, barely aware of what was going on. I was worried about this as I have a high fainting reaction (called high vagus nerve response) anyway, I had no symptoms of dizziness, faintness or discomfort. I barely remember the 45 min drive home :-) My hubbie kept my gauze/ice packs changed and had me take a Percocet (I am allergic to Vicodin), I don't think I really needed the pain med. It was the last one I have taken. Didn't need Tylenol either. The stitch line looks good. Bruising is pretty bad. dark purple under the eyes. I don't have a smart phone so posting pics is a pain, but I will eventually do that. The only thing that has been at all painful is the prednisone eye drops that stung for the first two days but are fine now. I learned to make sure to have my bowl of ice water and gauze pads near by.

It is going so well, I wish I could get the face/neck lift done this summer as well. Alas, I just don't have enough down time to heal and will have to wait until next summer.

Had my birthday recently. I never thought I would feel so young while the image staring back at me would look so old at this age. This is a pretty great birthday gift. Though it is just the first step in my journey to looking as young as I feel, I hope it will be a super positive experience and outcome. If I have a great experience with this dr. I hope to get the face and neck lift next summer.

Hopefully I can get my longed for face/neck lift next summer, but for this summer I can only manage a lower bleph. I hope it will make me look less tired and sad!