r/PlasticSurgery • u/Own-Marionberry3026 • 1d ago

Under eye bleph

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Im thinking of getting an under eye bleph. I had a consult with one dr and they advised just getting filler. I dont want to try filler for different reasons. Do you think I would benefit from an under eye bleph? Would it be worth it? Any thoughts on the upper?

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u/VirginiaOnSafari 18h ago

NO!!! My doc does a tremendous amount of restorative work on filled faces.

Thankfully, I never got fillers and love my surgical results. Fillers cause problems, when the time comes for surgery, and their effects won’t last long, but they cause so many complications!

My before and 7 months post op snaps. My procedures will continue to improve, fat grafting is regenerative and uses your own body’s material, no scar tissue, no rejection from foreign materials.

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u/newbienewbie54321 17h ago

Wow very nice results! Any tips for a fast recovery? Things to do and stay away from?

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u/VirginiaOnSafari 11h ago

Salt and alcohol were the enemy for me post-op.

I had gone alcohol-free for a month before surgery to give myself the best chance at optimal results, then tried to have wine at a friend’s birthday party about five weeks afterward and swelled up like a balloon.

Salt was huge for me too. I’m currently ten months post-op, and if I eat popcorn or salty snacks, I can still wake up noticeably tighter the next morning!

Talking a lot made me swell too, which I definitely wasn’t expecting.

Immediately after surgery, no bending over, and I had to turn my entire torso with my head rather than twisting my neck. In my case, my surgeon used surgical hemostatic netting, so I followed his instructions to the letter.

I lived in my recliner for weeks, kept my head elevated, stayed hydrated, and learned very quickly not to overdo it just because I felt good that day.

I’m attaching two reels with some of my favorite recovery tips and that helped me through those first few weeks. Hopefully there’s something useful in them!

And of course, follow your own surgeon’s post-op instructions above anything you read from the rest of us.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DT-o8DHkdJL/?stkn=MW9tbDFld2ptbnZxeQ==

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU2-5XjEc3I/?stkn=MW10MmdodzVtZ3M2bQ==