
'My Asian Eyelid Experience'
This is a week-to-week blog about my Asian Eyelid surgery, how I experienced it and how the recovery went including photos. Before I decided to have the procedure, I couldn't find much comparison material, which is why I also decided to write a bit about it. Hopefully I will help give you more insight into how such an operation/recovery goes.
Week 1
Preparation
This is a week-to-week blog about my Asian Eyelid surgery, how I experienced it and how the recovery went including photos. Before I decided to have the procedure, I couldn't find much comparison material, which is why I also decided to write a bit about it. Hopefully I will help give you more insight into how such an operation/recovery

The intervention
On 20 June, I was ready for my Asian Eyelid procedure. On arrival, I was taken to the consultation room to discuss the procedure and draw the measurements on my eyelids. I was given a sleeping pill for the nerves. I was then helped onto the operating table in my surgical clothes. The assistants were very sweet and helpful and I was very reassured. I was then given a local anaesthetic, which was a little unpleasant, but is really the only thing that was unpleasant about the entire procedure. After this, the procedure was painless and you only felt that the surgeon was busy. I was ready within 45 minutes, after which time was taken to cool the eyes against swelling. I was neatly given a bag with instructions for aftercare.
After surgery
Once at home, I had no pain at all. The only thing that took some getting used to was that tight feeling near my eyes. I immediately started cooling as much as possible against the swelling. Small tip: I put some peas in a sandwich bag and then put it on my eyelids with a sleeping mask around my head. This way you don't have to hold it all the time. For the first 24 hours, I had occasional blood and fluid loss, which I gently dabbed away with a tissue.
During my first week, I did not need any painkillers at all and the swelling and blueness was really not that bad. I had expected it to be so much worse. I spent the whole week chilling as much as possible, lying on 2 pillows and trying to keep the plasters dry as much as possible. I also used up the bottle of arnica, which lasted until 4 days after the procedure.
Week 2
After a week, my stitches were allowed out and it felt SO GOOD! Because of the plasters and stitches, there was still a lot of pressure on my eyelids, once out it felt like a relief.
My eyes were still swollen and blue, with my eyelid still very high. This takes time and is not the final result. I gently cleaned it every day, in the mornings and evenings with a moist cotton swab. After 1.5 weeks, I quietly went out for some errands again. I did this with a cap and glasses, to protect my eyes from sunlight and the wind. Since some skin was removed, I also had to get used to some drier eyes. As the week went by, I noticed that the swelling quickly went down and the eyelid started to look more and more natural. It all still felt tight, but every day I felt that this soon decreased.
Week 3
After 2 weeks, all the scabs were gone and I was allowed to start using the scar cream I got from the clinic. Every evening, after cleaning, I applied a thin layer of this on the scar. The smearing did not hurt and the cream spread nicely. Good to know that the eyelids are often a bit thicker in the mornings and during the day the puffiness will subside. In week 3, I didn't notice super much difference from day to day. However, it did feel more and more natural.

Photo series week 1 to 9
Below you will see a series of photos taken on each first day of the week, so you can clearly see how the healing went from week to week. Since the healing did not vary much from day to day, I stopped taking daily photos from week 4 onwards. From week 4, there have been no particulars and I still applied the scar cream every day before going to bed. Halfway through week 6, I noticed that my eyes started to look more and more natural and I got more and more used to the change. The swelling was almost gone, only in the mornings it was a bit puffier for a while. At week 11, I went for a check-up for a final review on the final result.
I hesitated for a long time whether to do the procedure, as I couldn't find much comparison material of similar Asian Eyelid procedures and thus didn't know what exactly to expect in terms of the recovery process. But in retrospect, I am so glad I did it and my eyelids feel so much lighter. Also, my eyelashes are more facing upwards, which was almost pretty much facing downwards before. I hope with my blog I have been able to give more insight to people considering Asian Eyelid surgery.

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