2 photos of my eyes before surgery / eyes on the day of surgery / eyes 3 days after surgery / 3 photos of my eyes 1 month after surgery / 2 photos of my eyes 8 months after surgery
- As you can tell from the pre-op photos, before surgery I had monolids and a lot of creases above my eyes, so my appearance made me look older ㅠㅠ.. Even though my eyes were large for monolids and my pupils were big, they often looked dull and unfocused ㅠㅠㅠ But even though I only had incisional double eyelid surgery, my eyes got almost 1.5 times bigger!!! I think people like me with protruding eyes will see an even bigger effect! After surgery, you might expect there to be really bluish bruising, but if you look at my photo from the day of surgery, it’s not that gross, to the point you might go, “Huh???” right? The photo from 1 month after surgery is also when a lot of the swelling had gone down haha If I were to give tips on how the swelling went down quickly: 1. Listen carefully to what the doctor says during surgery! (Importance ★★★★★) This is the most important!! I can guarantee that just following this alone will make the swelling go down faster by about 2 weeks! During surgery, when the doctor tells you to relax, just doing a good job of relaxing can make the bruising go away within 3-4 days! And if you can just hold out until 2-3 weeks, you’ll be able to see yourself getting prettier every day! 2. Do cold compresses and warm compresses al~~~~l day long! (Importance ★★★★) Especially from the day of surgery through day 2, keep the compress pack pressed against your eyes all day, as if the pack and your eyes can’t be separated! But covering your eyes all day is way too boring, right? So I spent time less bored by compressing one eye at a time while watching YouTube or dramas. But!!!! Until the 2nd day, even if it’s boring, doing both eyes is more effective for quickly relieving swelling! 3. Minimize lying down. Don’t look downward, and don’t lie face down. (Importance ★★★) Just sit with a pillow behind you at a 45-degree angle!
The last 2 photos are from 8 months later! It looks really natural, right..? Even my friends around me are surprised and say it just doesn’t look like I had surgery at all.. It’s according to my friends, though haha If swelling goes down quickly, I think almost all of it is gone within 3 months! It differs from person to person, but I think the speed of swelling relief depends on how well you take care of it in the early stages. My face used to be plain, so I couldn’t do makeup the way I wanted, but now I have the confidence to try various makeup styles, and I really love that! It even became a reason for me to work hard on dieting because I wanted to become prettier! Pretty things always feel new! Thrilling! Thank you for reading this long post! I hope it helps people looking into eye surgery ^-^ !
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