Since I was young, I had somewhat protruding fat under my eyes, and I hated how it always cast shadows in photos. Standing directly under lighting made me look completely exhausted, and whenever friends asked, “Is something wrong? Why do you look so tired?” I got sick of it and stressed out. No matter how good the concealer was, it could never hide the unevenness lol. So I looked into under-eye fat repositioning, but honestly, Instagram and YouTube only had reviews from people around my parents' age. I wondered whether it was right to have this surgery already in my twenties and even thought, “Am I the only one being overly particular?” But after finding a few reviews from people in their twenties who had under-eye fat repositioning like me, I realized there were more people like me than I expected. That made me feel less like I was the only one being overly particular, so I immediately did my research and booked consultations lol. One place I consulted was Hyundai Mi-hak. While consulting with Dr. Kang In-ho, he said it was not only the amount of fat but also its position that made the area look shadowed, and that since I am in my twenties and have good skin elasticity, my surgical outcome would be very good. It felt like he was recommending exactly what I needed, so I booked a date on the spot lol. Honestly, I was a little nervous on the day of surgery, but when I woke up it was already over. I went home with tape on, and there was less pain than I expected. For about two or three days, I pulled a hat down low and went on walks diligently, and perhaps because of that, after about a week the swelling and bruising visibly decreased a lot. There was still a little left if you looked closely, but compared with the first few days it had gone down so much, and I do not think it caused major inconvenience in daily life! It has been about two weeks since surgery now. Honestly, I will need to watch the residual swelling and subtle changes a little longer, but it is amazing that I can already see the under-eye area has been smoothed out lol. Before, a photo-editing app was essential to hide the under-eye shadows, but now, even though I am only at week two and still being careful, I think I can take photos with the regular camera lol. If there are people in their twenties hesitating over under-eye fat repositioning, try it like I did lol. I do not think it is bad to watch it gradually settle in either.
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