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Eye Re-Surgery@eye-redo

1-year review after incisional double-eyelid revision surgery. In the end, I ended up with sausage eyes...

(First photo - one month after my first double-eyelid surgery with the non-incisional buried-suture method) (Second photo - the day after revision surgery with the incisional method) (Third photo - 3 weeks later) (Fourth photo - one month later) (Fifth photo - three months later) (Sixth photo - four months later) (Seventh photo - 6 months later) (Eighth photo - 7 months later) (Last photo - 11 months later) I don't know how to begin, but I'm writing this feeling so devastated. ㅠㅠ I originally had inner double eyelids, and in 2016 I got double-eyelid surgery for the first time with the buried-suture method. I thought an excessive, deep crease wouldn't suit my face, so I got a thin line with the buried-suture method, and I lived very satisfied with it for several years.  Then in 2024, the skin on my eyelids started sagging and swallowing up the line, so around July I had double-eyelid revision surgery with the incisional method from the same doctor. Because my first surgery experience was good, I think I was way too complacent about having surgery with the same doctor. When I consulted with the doctor, I just assumed they would naturally do a good job like before, so I went ahead without even having a line drawn on my eyes beforehand and without discussing it. Thinking about it now, I should have properly explained the line I wanted and reached an agreement then! (I live overseas, so I go back to Korea once a year for about a month and a half. I had the surgery while I was there, so once I return overseas, I have to wait a year if I want revision surgery ㅠㅠ) In the photos, the eye on the right side (actually my left eye) especially has wrinkling at the inner front part, the line is placed too high, the eyelashes are lifted, and my right/left eyes are uneven. To me, it looks way too unnatural. (After 11 months passed, I told my parents I was thinking about revision surgery, and only then did they say they had also felt for a long time that my eyes looked a bit strange...) After 6 months, I sent photos to that plastic surgery clinic through KakaoTalk and said the double-eyelid line looked strange, but the consultant said I should wait at least a year and that the swelling hadn't gone down. And now about 11 months have passed. Compared with the photos from 6 months, almost nothing has changed. This wasn't swelling; the line had been set too high from the beginning. Actually, I had felt something was strange from one month after surgery, but everyone said it was swelling, so I just endured it for the time being. Even as time passed, deep down I knew it wasn't swelling, that the line itself had been set high and the surgery had gone wrong, but the time I spent waiting and hoping it was swelling was really hard. I didn't want to take photos, and meeting people felt burdensome. Anyway, I have a consultation appointment booked at the same clinic to match the dates I'm going back to Korea. (I'm going to ask about aftercare/revision support.) Would it be okay to have a re-revision surgery again with the same doctor? ㅠㅠ I want to lower the line and go back to how it used to be. Or should I look for a clinic that is good at double-eyelid revision surgery? If anyone here has had re-revision surgery, please recommend somewhere.

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