Lower eye cosmetic surgery

[Suburbanqueen]

I have always had bags under my eyes but I've lost weight and they seem to be a lot worse. Has anyone had lower lid blepharoplasty? Have you been happy with it?

Hi I'm considering this. Did you go ahead with it?

No, I am still not sure enough. Also, there are lots of other areas which I would probably start thinking could do with a tweak too and I don't want to get obsessed with it. Have you gone as far as to get quotes?

Yes I had eye bags removed. Really pleased I did however the surgeon left me with a tuck/pit in the corner of one eye which I now have to cover with eyeliner- not so pleased about that bit.

I had the operation as was fed up with people telling me how tired I looked and generally commenting on them. One person constantly referred to them as my “handbags” which I presume must be rhyming slang.

Just to add,,it was a day case procedure under general anaesthetic.

Was it very expensive?

Yes, I have received three quotes. One in London for £11500 😳 and two up north, both around £4500.

@ArcticBells thanks for sharing your experience. It's great that you're pleased overall and can cover the slightly annoying part. How was the recovery? Was there lots of downtime?

@GreatName, the recovery was fine. I had it done under general anaesthetic as a day case. The first couple of nights I had to sleep propped up to help reduce swelling. It was done about 6 years ago and from what I can recall,I had stitches just in the corners of my eyes (? Surgical glue beneath) which were removed after a week. The bruising was under my eyes down to cheek bones and this took about 10 days to resolve. I purposely had it done in the summer so that I could wear sunglasses without looking conspicuous .

I had really big bags which the surgeon said contained a lot of fat and I’ve never regretted having it done. I should’ve gone back to get the tuck on one side sorted but couldn’t afford to pay a further hospital fee

Just to add, it took about 6 months for the feeling to return along my lower lids while the nerves healed

I'm in the south so those costs sound out of my league. Could go to Spain to get it done as have cousin who lives there.

I had an upper and lower bleph 10 years ago. I was only going to get an upper but the surgeon said that while I was there, was I sure I didn't want the lower done too rather than have to come back again a few years down the line. I'm glad I had both done and I looked so much better.

The only thing I have noticed is that my lower eyelashes now grow to one side rather than straight down, I suppose because of the amount of skin removed. It's still worth it, though. It took years off me.

I just had uppers done... there's a few FB bleph groups which you would find helpful. Lots of shared experiences & photos.

I had both. Surgeon stitched inside the eyelid so there’s no obvious work been done. She’s advised I have some laser to tighten the skin up a bit but I’m not really sure if I want to. It’s made such a difference to me. So happy I had it done