I'm a man in my mid-30s, and I got double eyelid surgery and ptosis correction, and it turned out well, so I'm leaving a review. First of all, I have always been the type to use my forehead a lot when opening my eyes, and even in photos I could only look fairly sharp if I put effort into my eyes. In daily life too, I would unconsciously tense my forehead while opening my eyes. Because of that, forehead wrinkles bothered me, and by evening after working all day my eyes felt heavy and tired quite a bit. When I was younger I did not really care, but it seemed to get worse as I got older, so I had been thinking that I would have to do something about it someday. The problem was that it was hard to even understand information about surgery, and there are just so many hospitals.. Also, when I looked through reviews, there were so many posts saying things like it was overcorrected, the line became too thick, or they had revision surgery, so honestly I was scared. So I just kept researching for years and kept postponing it, but this time I went for consultations and decided. I also got a recommendation from a friend, and I really searched for places that had done a lot of men's eye cases on my commute to and from work, picked 3 places, and went.
At the consultation, I said I wanted my iris to be more visible even when I opened my eyes comfortably, and that I wanted to keep my impression as close to the original as possible. I did not want anything obvious to begin with because I thought it would look greasy.. Then I ended up getting treatment at [Clinic A], and what I liked was that during the consultation they checked how much force I use to open my eyes and compared how they looked when I opened them comfortably versus when I opened them wide. They said that instead of doing only ptosis correction, it would be more natural to also make a thin double eyelid line, so since I did not know better I agreed right away, and the director said they would make it suit men well haha
The problem was that right after surgery, my eyes opened more sharply than I expected, so I was a little worried I thought maybe they were too sharp compared with what I wanted. It felt kind of like my eyes were popping open wide?.. But after about 2 weeks, as the swelling started to go down, the feeling changed a lot, and it became much more natural than I had initially worried, and it started settling into the subtle double-eyelid look I wanted, so I honestly felt relieved. I had thought double eyelid surgery would have no swelling, but there was more than I expected. I should have just waited, but I think I worried too much on my own.
Still, it was not to the point where I could not meet people, and personally recovery was easier than I had expected. What I am most satisfied with now is that opening my eyes feels easier. Before, I unconsciously used my forehead muscles, but now that has decreased a lot. The feeling of forcing my eyes open has lessened too, and my parents' and friends' reactions were better than I expected. Until I told them, almost no one could tell I had had double eyelid surgery, and people just started saying things like, you look different..? And the headaches are gone.. I really realized that tensing my forehead while trying to open my eyes could actually cause head pain.. Also, I wanted it to be as subtle as possible, and now it feels exactly like that, so I am satisfied It really was the right choice to say from the start, please make it natural!
That said, rather than thinking you absolutely have to have surgery, I think it is important to decide at a place that properly explains your eye condition and makes you understand why it is needed.