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To think that surgery is the only way to correct saggy eyelids?

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limitededition555 · 14/10/2024 19:51

My eyelids have got so saggy in the past few years and I feel like it's aging me a lot. Am I right I think surgery is the only thing that will help with this? Or is the any non-surgical options to improve it? (Eg Botox)

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AppleDumplingWithCustard · 15/10/2024 00:59

Ifailed · 14/10/2024 21:16

Unless they are obscuring your vision, why bother, unless it's about vanity?

Unless OPs eyelids are affecting you, why bother to respond like this?

SkaneTos · 14/10/2024 23:49

Yes, I think it was a fairly minor surgery.
My mother had one consultation with the doctor a couple of months beforehand.
Then on surgery day I think the whole thing took around 2 hours.
A week later she had her follow-up appointment.
The area around her eyes was swollen for around a month afterwards, but it healed really well, and now it looks great, and she is very pleased.

Like I wrote, for her the surgery was for both aesthetical and practical reasons. She did not like the way it looked, with her drooping eyelids, and they also gave her trouble with her vision. It was also an irritating feeling for her, with the saggy eyelids. She is happy that she had the surgery done.

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limitededition555 · 14/10/2024 23:07

SkaneTos · 14/10/2024 21:13

I don't know anything about botox, but my mother had terrible saggy eyelids, and recently she had surgery to correct it, with marvelous results.
It was for practical reasons too, she had problems with her eyesight because of the eyelids hanging down. Now her problems are gone, and she looks great!
She is 70 years old.

Amazing, good for your mother. Is it a fairly minor surgery?

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limitededition555 · 14/10/2024 23:06

Ifailed · 14/10/2024 21:16

Unless they are obscuring your vision, why bother, unless it's about vanity?

Hmm strange response. I don't think I'm vain, but thanks anyway!

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limitededition555 · 14/10/2024 23:04

UhOhSpagettiOh · 14/10/2024 21:06

These work:

mycosmeticslondon.co.uk/products/invisible-double-instant-eyelid-stickers-tapes

Ooh thanks, I've never heard of these. Have you used them? Wouldn't you be able to see them when you blink?

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theresabluebirdinmyheart · 14/10/2024 21:21

Ifailed · 14/10/2024 21:16

Unless they are obscuring your vision, why bother, unless it's about vanity?

There is nothing vain about wanting to look and feel your best.

Ifailed · 14/10/2024 21:16

Unless they are obscuring your vision, why bother, unless it's about vanity?

SkaneTos · 14/10/2024 21:13

I don't know anything about botox, but my mother had terrible saggy eyelids, and recently she had surgery to correct it, with marvelous results.
It was for practical reasons too, she had problems with her eyesight because of the eyelids hanging down. Now her problems are gone, and she looks great!
She is 70 years old.

angellinaballerina7 · 14/10/2024 21:09

Filler in your temple could be an option, because it’s like scaffolding for the whole area. However, there does seem to be a bit of a debate on how safe filler is currently. I would take to a reputable doctor and see what they say.

theresabluebirdinmyheart · 14/10/2024 21:05

Botox in the forehead helped mine a bit. Not totally but it does pull the skin on the forehead tight so it lifted my eyelids up but yeah I feel the same, feel really old and tired looking.

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