I had thick skin, a lot of fat, and small eyes that I didn’t like, so about 10 years ago I went around to several places in Gangnam/Apgujeong that were considered fairly well-known at the time. I ruled out all the places that additionally recommended things like a forehead lift/front epicanthoplasty, and decided on double eyelid surgery with partial incision under sedation with a solo-practice director who focused only on the double eyelid surgery itself without recommending other procedures. It has already been about 10 years since the surgery, and I’m writing about things I wish I had known back then. 1. At the time, because I was afraid of surgery, I asked them to make it as natural as possible, but as I got older, the skin above my eyes sagged and the line stopped showing. Back then it had a natural look where the line showed slightly, but now it’s all buried and has become an inner double eyelid. At the time, I didn’t think about how my face would sag and change as I aged, but now, although it sounds obvious, I feel that cosmetic surgery should also be done considering aging and what it will look like 10 or 20 years later. 2. If I were to get double eyelid surgery again, rather than partial incision/incision, I think I would first choose the buried suture method as much as possible. Around 10 years after double eyelid surgery, my line became lower, so when I looked into revision surgery, I learned for the first time that the difficulty of surgery differs depending on whether the first surgery was incisional or non-incisional. If you rush into incision surgery, the risks become greater when trying to fix issues like sausage eyes or a low line. It also costs more than the first surgery. 3. During surgery, they woke me up in the middle of sedation and had me open and close my eyes while the director checked the line. Later, I read that sedation is basically used during local anesthesia because patients feel pain or fear, so they put you to sleep briefly for a few minutes and then wake you up again in the middle to continue the surgery. Therefore, I recently learned that places that put you under sedation for double eyelid surgery or other relatively simple surgeries and don’t wake you up in the middle to check the eye line may have a possibility of using a shadow doctor. 4. After going to revision consultations, I was told that during revision surgery, they may or may not be able to remove the fixation threads inside the eyes. They said that if they reopen the eye and the threads aren’t visible, trying to remove them unnecessarily could damage the eye tissue more. Thinking about it, the more revision surgeries you have, the more thread-like materials could end up inside the eyes, and I thought that if they overlap, multiple lines or various side effects could occur, so I decided to put revision surgery on hold for now. For reference, that plastic surgery clinic no longer exists. To look into revision surgery, I tried to find the director who operated on me using the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons specialist member search with the director’s business card, but the last place listed was that clinic, and it doesn’t show where they work now. Seeing things like this, if one surgery goes wrong and that director disappears, I would have to deal with the side effects on my own, so I hope you consider cosmetic surgery really carefully before doing it.
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