Forehead lift (with endotine), non-incisional DES, Ptosis, Fat Graft to eyelid, & Epi
I've always been self-conscious about my eyes. Most people don't see a problem but I hated my small creases, hooded eyelids, and heavy Mongolian folds. I've always wanted to fix this but I was always scared to commit to surgery. I decided this was the year that I was going to do it, and I am pleased with my decision so far.
I met with the consultant and my medical translator (at this time Girin doesn’t have one on staff so they’ll hire a government medical translator for you). This consultation took quite a while – around 2 hours. The consultant asked questions like how confident I felt with my natural appearance and what I hoped to change.
Since Dr. Lee was at a conference I knew I would be scheduled to have surgery with Dr. Song for eyes that day. I only needed to fast for a few hours since it would be under local anesthesia. He understood what I wanted as soon as I explained it to him. I wanted a dramatic but natural change and big pretty eyes. He also noticed I had asymmetry and hooding with my eyes. I just thought it was due to extra skin and fat but he noticed my forehead was literally weighing down on my eyes so we added in a forehead lift as well.
What I really appreciated about the consultation was he also pointed out my upper eyelids were really hollow and I needed fat. But also naturally hollow eyelids may not hold the crease well but if I needed to do a revision it would be free in the first year, and after that I’d need to pay for anesthesia. It’s important for your doctor to talk about cons as well as pros!
After the consultation I went across the street to a dental clinic to do my pre-surgery tests. I did bloodwork, EKG, and some x-ray that measures your lungs. At the clinic I did a CT scan, pre-op photos, and some other x-rays.
After that I walked to the operating room and laid down on the table. With local anesthesia you are awake the entire time but they basically numb the area they operate on. With eyes this is especially important since you’ll need to open and close them in order to get a nice-looking eyelid. It’s also very dangerous to get general anesthesia in a short time period.
Once the surgery started they knock you out via IV sedation for 5 minutes and got to work. Everything was kinda blurry and I was ready for it to be over. Once it was done they had me ice for about an hour then they helped me get home.
I won’t lie the first night I was in a decent amount of pain. I was so tired, jetlagged, and couldn’t see well. I contacted Misooda to help me get some food to eat then I went to bed,
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