Starting in my late 30s, I developed something like pouches under my eyes, and I was constantly told I looked tired, which stressed me out a lot. People used to call them aegyo-sal, but they gradually sagged downward and got larger, and I really disliked how they looked. They stood out even more in photos in particular.
I had had a consultation before, but since someone I knew had already had the same surgery, I didn’t consult elsewhere and scheduled the surgery right after the consultation. The cost was almost twice as expensive as other places, but my skin gets inflamed easily and is weak, so since I heard they were good, I decided to just go with it.
On the first day, the bruising was so bad it was hard for others to look at, and it hurt terribly. After about 3 days, a lot of the swelling went down, and when I went back to work after the 1-week Chuseok holiday, the surgical marks were barely visible, to the point that my coworkers didn’t know.
The director does seem meticulous. They didn’t use much anesthesia, and I kept opening and closing my eyes, which may be why the surgery turned out natural and successful. (You might think lower blepharoplasty is simple, but it involves removing fat, excising sagging skin, and suturing it back together. Seeing failed cases is frightening.)
Lower blepharoplasty is usually done a lot by older people, but if you have unusually prominent under-eye fullness, I strongly recommend it even in your late 30s or early 40s. Since then, I’m so happy I no longer hear those tiresome comments about looking tired!!
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