Before After After <sunken phenomenon> Before <when closing the eyes slightly tightly; it protrudes similarly when smiling too> I never dreamed I would be posting a review of my botched double-eyelid surgery... First, it has been about 1 month since surgery. I didn’t do it at some no-name clinic; I had surgery at the kind of clinic that anyone considering double-eyelid surgery has probably heard of at least once, the kind that tends to be on everyone’s consultation and online-research list.
The first thing that felt off was this: They said that to get the event price, I only needed to take one eye photo each before and after surgery, but after I paid the reservation deposit, they demanded more than 40 photos in total, weekly and monthly. When I only took and sent photos of my eyes, they told me to send photos showing all the way down to the tip of my nose... In the end, I decided to have the surgery at the regular price instead of the event price.
And the second thing was: When I consulted with my parents, they said they would wake me up in the middle to check the line, but that because people are under sedation, many do not remember being woken up. But they apparently told someone else that they only wake patients for incision cases to check the line, and that natural adhesion is done fully asleep?? (Not a different consultant, the same consultant.) And other people also said they were fully asleep. I found this out after surgery, but at that time I liked the line, so it was okay. I thought that even if it had been fully asleep, it was fine as long as the line came out well.
But as the swelling went down, my eyes became angular. When I contacted the clinic, they said it seemed to be because of swelling and that I should watch it for a month, so I just waited. But as the swelling went down, the front part of the line became even more angular (online, people call it triangular eyes), and everything except the upper eyelid area became sunken. My eyebrows gradually came down, making my eyes look intense...
Also, the area above the eyebrow that used to indent when I frowned now looks deeply sunken even when I am still... It is a side effect I have never seen before, so I’m quite flustered. It is only on one side (I think this side used more forehead strength, so they may have fixed it more strongly, and maybe that is why), and when I put strength into my eyes, this area sinks in even more...
And the reason it looks angular is partly because the line was set incorrectly during surgery, but I think it is also because ptosis correction made the upper eyelid area thicker, covering the middle of the line and making it look even more that way.
As the upper eyelid area got thicker, opening my eyes also became heavier.
Since a month had passed, I contacted the clinic, and they said this was my original eye shape, and that with ptosis correction I no longer use forehead strength, so the eyebrows come down and there is nothing they can do. If they knew that, shouldn’t they have told me from the beginning that this could happen? If they had told me, I would not have done it. And even when I raise my eyebrows, the upper eyelid area is still thicker than before. They said if I don’t like it, I need a forehead lift, but even when I pull my forehead up, it still looks strange.
At other clinics, they said, “Ptosis correction, really? It probably won’t have an effect,” and I should have just done it there. I was tempted by the comment that I use some forehead strength when opening my eyes. It was better when I used forehead strength. I didn’t even know I was using forehead strength and didn’t feel any discomfort...
I quietly waited 1 month, then missed the golden time to release the ptosis correction, and I feel so depressed looking at my eyes that have become ugly.
I’m just writing this so everyone else thinks carefully... I didn’t see a post like this before surgery... During consultation, they simply said it would make my eyes clearer and talked about it like it was a simple surgery, so I did it because I wanted my eyes to look bigger. But I really don’t think this is a surgery to take lightly... There are many people experiencing side effects, and for me, the upper eyelid area covers my eyes, so my eyes actually became smaller. I hope everyone succeeds with their first surgery