I never thought I would again be able to recognize myself, and look like me again

If you're reading the reviews here, you're likely in the same place I was a few months ago---in utter despair after having a terrible blepheroplasty. I thought I did everything right--I live in the UK, had my upper bleph done here by a high profile ocular plastic surgeon who also came recommended by my dermatologist so I really thought I was in great hands. We agreed it wouldn't be drastic, just a very subtle lifting of the lids that were pushing down on my lashes. That's the exact opposite of what I got--instead he was extremely aggressive with how much skin was removed, the scars were very high above the crease and they were uneven. I knew right away it was wrong but let the surgeon convince me that it would settle, he said he was confident. I couldn't see how that was possible given all the skin that folded over was removed. By week 2 I knew I was being gaslit and was on the phone with the team here. Faith was wonderful, and said to wait a few weeks for swelling to go down and come in to LA. I flew in a month after my original procedure and it was such an immediate relief. Dr Steinsapir spent a long time examining me, giving me the straight talk on what could and couldn't be done and reassuring me that not only wasn't I crazy, but giving me the vocabulary to explain why I was so upset at the result, and that he could help rectify it. Just having someone understand, and give me the words to express myself felt like a weight off my shoulders. I had to wait 6 months for my reconstruction to allow the full swelling to go down and in that 6 months not once was I able to recognise myself in the mirror, the results were that bad, I was miserable. I genuinely thought I would have to live the rest of my life with that really harsh, weird, sunken look the other surgeon gave me and was completely in despair.  You will never feel like you're on some kind of conveyor belt when you work with Dr Steinsapir and Faith. They spend a lot of time to examine you, explain what's going to happen and prepare you for what is a really big procedure, especially as you're likely really fragile from dealing with a horrible previous outcome. I know I was, and I'm not normally a fragile person. It's now been 4.5 weeks since my reconstruction and to say that I'm amazed is an understatement. I NEVER thought I would again be able to recognise myself, and look like me again. Dr Steinsapir lowered the crease so my eyes now look natural, the scars are actually hidden in that crease and the sunken look is gone.  For those in despair---please, know there is hope. I know there is still a lot of healing to do, and I'm insanely impatient for it but if I already look like this after just a month I can't wait to see what months 2, 3 and 4 look like. I'm not going to lie--this is something you need to commit to. There is a very strict diet protocol to follow which I did to the letter. And as much as I hated doing so, it made a huge difference in my healing--I went from being massively swollen and dark purple day 1 to almost all the bruising gone by week 3. Every single member of the team here is exceptional. Of course Dr Steinsapir is a miracle worker and I don't use that term lightly. There isn't a single other person I would have trusted, or believe could have gotten these results. Faith is like a badass mother-hen who makes sure that you have everything sorted, keeps you informed, checks up on you, coordinates your meds and supplies, and liaises on all the details. The nursing/anesthetist team (I had Lori and Kieran) were absolutely brilliant with a very nervous, very needle-phobic, slightly terrified me. If you're lucky enough to be researching doctors for your first bleph--book it here, you won't have to go through the agony others have. If you are like I was: absolutely miserable and knowing deep in your gut that your results are terrible and you feel like you made the biggest mistake of your life, desperate to turn back time---there is hope. I promise I know how you're feeling, I was there. And now I'm here :)