Before<Before>After<After>After<After>I had double-eyelid surgery 10 years ago, but the crease gradually became thinner and looked like an inner double eyelid, and my eyes looked stuffy, so lower-eyelid makeup was always essential for me Since makeup alone always felt lacking, I finally made up my mind and got surgery this time! I hesitated about posterior lower canthoplasty because there are many side effects and I saw many reviews saying it reattaches over time, but I heard Girin Plastic Surgery is famous for surgery that prevents reattachment, so I went for a consultation. First of all, I pursue a natural look and I’m a scaredy-cat.. haha I was worried that if the line was made too excessive I’d get sausage eyes, or that the posterior canthoplasty would heal in a ㄷ-shape, so I asked the director to make it as natural as possible.
I’ll tell you the detailed review of a scaredy-cat getting surgery..! (I’ll also summarize the parts I was most curious about before surgery at the end)
The surgery was done under sedation + local anesthesia, and during the surgery I felt my eyes being pulled a bit? There were about 2 times when I felt slight pain, but other than that there was nothing uncomfortable. (Pain intensity was about 4 out of 10..?)
After surgery, you need to ice in the recovery room for 30 minutes and fully wake up from the anesthesia before going home I had a guardian with me so I left after only 10 minutes, and I was dizzy the whole way home, so I held onto my guardian’s arm while going home haha;
My period started on the day of surgery.. so I had some swelling from the first day, and blood had pooled in my right eye. From the next day, the swelling and conjunctival edema really began, and although I was prepared, the conjunctival edema was so, so painful, uncomfortable, and hard Still, to reduce swelling as much as possible, I diligently took my prescribed medicine, the 3-piece swelling-medication set, and applied the ophthalmic ointment. For about 5 days, I think I slept almost sitting up even when sleeping.
On day 5, I had the double-eyelid and lower canthoplasty stitches removed, and on day 8, I had the posterior canthoplasty stitches removed. Even until the second stitch removal, the conjunctival edema was so severe that I got a swelling injection at the clinic and received additional prescribed medicine to take After the stitches were removed, the conjunctival edema disappeared like magic the next day and the swelling started going down like crazy..
Recovery was fast, so now in week 3 I tried base makeup + light eye makeup. Since I’m still recovering, the outer corners of my eyes are red, but it can be covered to some extent with makeup, so there’s no issue with daily life!
Based on my review, about the things I searched for because I was curious before surgery:
- Recovery period and discomfort level of conjunctival edema My edema was more severe than other people’s reviews.. the white of my eye swelled up so much that my eyes wouldn’t close, and it felt very dry. For 5 days after surgery, I used up a whole box of artificial tears; To get the swelling down as quickly as possible, going out and walking a lot is the most direct way, but when I went outside my eyes dried out because of the wind, then the edema got worse.. a complete vicious cycle.. Do cold compresses often, use artificial tears frequently so your eyes don’t dry out, and when it’s too severe, rub your hands together quickly until they warm up, then gently place your palms over your eyes. The edema temporarily goes down and it’s comfortable for a little while A tip of sorts.....
- Whether dry eye develops Before surgery, I had slight dry eye (not enough to need artificial tears). Before stitch removal, I couldn’t live without artificial tears, so I worried what if it stayed like this, but now I can live without artificial tears again. It comes back with time! My vision is the same too
- Whether stitch removal hurts I was really worried going in because I heard posterior canthoplasty stitch removal hurts the most, but it wasn’t painful enough for tears to stream down! I think there were about two times like “ugh! sting!”? (I’m really a scaredy-cat) I think this will feel different depending on the degree of recovery
- Whether you can smile with your eyes Maybe because I asked the director to make it as natural as possible, there’s no feeling of overcorrection and I can smile with my eyes well
I also got a lot of information from reviews before surgery, so I brought my own review! If you have anything else you’re curious about, leave a comment and I’ll let you know