I had natural double eyelids, but severe multiple double-eyelid folds developed on my left eye, making it hard to open my eye properly. The right side also started progressing, and during consultation I found out that even both eyebrows were severely asymmetric, so I had surgery.
I was originally supposed to check the progress at one month after surgery, but around 2 weeks in, scar tissue formed at the inner corner of the eye, the line wasn’t settling properly, the swelling was uneven, the lines on both sides differed a lot, and the double-eyelid height on the left was slightly lower, so something felt off. I contacted the consultant and went in today, week 3, to get a scar injection and have an interim progress check.
Since scar injections are injected directly into the scar area, I had heard they hurt, and the doctor was also very worried and kept saying to me that the injection would be very painful and asking what to do, so I got a little nervous before getting it. (The doctor is super cute and lovely. But I’m the type who tolerates most pain pretty well.)
It hurts more if injected right away, so they cooled the scar area with an ice eye mask first, then injected directly into the scar area. I got about 6-7 injections on the right and 3-4 on the left, and it didn’t hurt much. Of course, since they were injecting into raw skin, my eyes stung and I teared up, but other than a slight prick when the needle went in, I didn’t feel much.
I stayed quiet throughout the injections, so after finishing them, the doctor asked me instead whether it didn’t hurt and said this injection is really painful
After that, I asked the doctor various things about my current condition, and they explained while comparing photos from before surgery, immediately after surgery, and today.
1. Why are the double-eyelid heights different on both sides? - Currently, the double-eyelid height is a little lower on the left side, where the multiple double-eyelid folds had been severe, and a little higher on the right side, where they had not been. When checking the preoperative condition, the left eye with severe multiple double-eyelid folds had a drooping upper eyelid area, and the eyebrow was much higher than the right, so it was completely asymmetric. Taking that situation into account, they designed the double-eyelid heights slightly differently on each side, but now, the left eyebrow was actually slightly lower than the right eyebrow. (I was shocked too when I compared this in photos;;) They said this can happen while readjusting the muscles during ptosis correction, and that is why the double-eyelid height or shape looks more different. They said the eyebrow position, double-eyelid line, and shape can continue changing for as short as 3 months and as long as 6 months, so we need to watch it.
2. Why are the upper eyelid fullness/heights different on both sides? - It may be a bit early since it hasn’t even been a month, but while checking the double-eyelid height and line shape, I looked upward with a mirror placed below my eyes and told them that I noticed the left upper eyelid area looked puffy, while the right upper eyelid area looked a bit hollow because swelling or fat had gone down. They said this is also because they lowered and repositioned a bit more fat in the left eye, where the multiple double-eyelid folds and upper eyelid hollowing had been more severe, and that this too would naturally become more sunken with time.
Because of that, my left eye currently has a line that looks slightly pressed from above and distorted, while the right line looks thicker than before. If it is still like this after 6 months, I may have to redo only one side, but the consultant showed me the photos from right after surgery again and said that at that time the symmetry was good and the design was well set, so I shouldn’t worry too much. They said the first 3 months after surgery are when there are originally the most changes and when it looks the least pretty, so it can’t be helped.
Since I got the scar injection today, I’ll check the progress in a month. I wanted to upload photos, but because the inner corners of my eyes became puffy from the injections, it doesn’t look very different from when I had just gotten the stitches removed, so I posted mainly the story. It’s unsettling because it’s not something that can change in a short time, but the doctor is so sweet and explained everything in detail, so I understood it and liked that:)
This review is a surgery review pursuing natural beauty.