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'Lizard Lids'
Pros:
Didn't look like a lizard anymore. People noticed a change but thought it was my hair or something else. Eyeliner and mascara no longer smudge onto my upper eyelids
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Cons:
None
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Cost:
$500 (1986)
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Healing time:
2 weeks
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Pain-o-meter: 2
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Altering one's appearance is a difficult decision to make. My case was made easier by the fact that my doctor was a personal friend. He was visiting my son who had been in a recent car accident and had suffered severe acid scarring to his face and eyes.
He took the immediate decision not to do any graft work on my son as he felt that there would be no improvement with it. Feeling that his visit had been for naught I suggested that he could give my eyelids a lift and his comeback was how soon could he do it. I had recently come across a photo of myself which I felt gave me a very heavy lidded look.
I had never thought previously about surgery. It was all quite sudden so I decided to put it off a few months. When I felt ready I made arrangements with the doctor, agreed on the price which was very reasonable, and was assured that the surgery would be done properly once and for all. I was under the misapprehension that this was a procedure that had to be repeated every few years. Fifteen years later I can say that the doctor was as good as his word. While at the time I could not say that he had great bedside manner, his wife was willing to fill in the gaps.
Only the top lids were done and the swelling for a few days was such that I could not read. The bruising was quite extensive on the right side and lasted a week or 10 days. Immediately after the removal of the sunglasses people noticed a difference - had I changed my hairstyle or something?
Here are more details:
How results differed from what I expected:
Didn't really know what to expect, hadn't done any research as my doctor is a personal friend - he said he thought it would improve my looks and that you only did it once (if done properly) and I should do it now
Biggest fears pre-procedure:
That there would be no difference after the surgery
Healing aids used:
Not specified
Number of doctors consulted:
1
Number of years I thought about having the procedure:
Less than one
Had an elective procedure before:
Yes
Complications or follow-up procedures:
Not specified
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Gender:
Female
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Age:
59 was 45 at the time of the operation
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Ethnic group:
Caucasian
Education:
Post-graduate degree
Country:
US
State/Province:
Connecticut
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About 70 percent of young women try to lose weight. That dissatisfaction with their body weight stays with them into adulthood.
(Source: "the Role of Weight Management in the Health of Women" by Sachiko T. St. Jeor, professor and director of Nutrition Education and Research at the University of Nevada, School of Medicine)
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