Upper eyelid surgery in Iowa

These pictures are before the eyelid surgery. I have had hooded eyelids from a very young age but when I turned forty I saw things go down hill. Creams really don't work and it took me quite a few trys before Insurance agreed to finally cover it. It still cost me 1,500$ out of pocket. This was so worth it, I wish I would have saved and done it earlier. This was a couple hour surgery in the hospital and when I woke up I was ready to go home. They gave me some type of ointment to put on it but wanted me to discontinue all ointment after a week. They said my scar would be less noticeable if I left it alone. I did even though it just didnt feel right with all the scar creams out there now. I asked him and his staff multiple times but they insisted this was for the best. Leave it alone after a week.

It was very easy. I had my mother drive me to the hospital and The anesthesiologist came talked to us and then the doctor came and gave a run down of what would happen. They put meds in my IV and a couple hours later I woke up and was ready to go home.

Today I woke up and there was a lot more redness and the eyes were pretty swollen. I just put that salve on my eyelids and watched movies all day. Good thing no one is seeing me and I've taken ten days off of work.