Dual Lower Blepharoplasty Review, a Vivid Report from the Day of Surgery to Day 69 #Obje Plastic Surgery Dr. Jang Wook

■ Dual lower blepharoplasty review Part 1: History of deciding to have surgery

■ Dual lower blepharoplasty review Part 2: Meet Dr. Jang Wook of Obje Plastic Surgery through a real video

♧ Photos right after dual lower blepharoplasty surgery

• Since surgery was performed, you can see that there are skin incisions on both sides, and the stitches are also visible. Also, right after surgery, tape is applied to the front, and the tape must be kept on for about 3 to 4 days. It is inconvenient because you cannot wash, but you need to keep it on.

• Seen from both sides, the difference is noticeable, and one side bruised much more. After surgery, the symptoms that occur during recovery can differ slightly in both eyes.

• One of the things provided after surgery is a cold compress. There is nothing better than a cold compress for reducing swelling early on. From right after surgery for several days, I really did it diligently.

Day 1 progress

Compared with the photos immediately after surgery, the overall swelling has increased a lot. Bruising also appeared inside, and the bruised area on the outside increased much more, with bruising visible overall on both sides.

The degree of bruising or swelling varies from person to person, so it cannot be said uniformly, but in rare cases bruising can extend to the middle of the nose.

Day 2 progress

Swelling becomes most severe on days 2 to 3.

You can also see that the bruising has come up a bit more. Also, you can see that the tape is wet; in this case, when doing a cold compress, it is the trace of blood that had pooled inside. Such areas can be wiped clean.

Day 3 progress

This is the state after removing the tape. It is not actually supposed to be removed on day 3, but it was intentionally taken off to show you. From day 3 onward, you may go for a walk, which helps a lot in reducing swelling. However, exercises that put pressure on the face, similar to going to the gym, should not be done.

Day 5 progress

This is the long-awaited day for stitch removal.

Can you see what it looks like after the stitches were removed?

On the other side, there is red bruising. This is also bruising that is not easy to fade. And you can see the incision scar under the eye.

Since the stitches were just removed, the scar is a little more visible, and there is also a slight crust of blood attached. You can also see a little of the holes where the stitches were removed, but these will disappear with time, so there is no need to worry.

Day 7 progress

This is the overall photo. You can see that some bruising and swelling still remain.

Although it is a simple procedure, it is still surgery, so it is better to consider about 2 to 3 weeks as recovery time.

If you look at day 7, when you turn the eyeball outward, there is a blister-like area; this is conjunctival edema. Simply put, it occurred due to stimulation from the stitches while the conjunctival incision was made on the inside. Because of this, one eyelid looked a bit open. There is a slight feeling that the space between the eye and the eyelid is open, but it will return to normal, so there is no need to worry too much.

Day 17 progress

Compared with day 7, the swelling and bruising have gone down a lot. Around 2 to 3 weeks in, it feels like things have improved overall quite a lot.

Day 20 progress

The swelling and bruising have almost completely gone down.

This is the time when the scar becomes a bit noticeable.

Day 33 progress

There is still a little conjunctival edema left, but it has almost disappeared.

Day 60 progress

This is a photo from two months later. It looks almost fully recovered.

Day 69 progress

This is a little more than two months later.

The swelling and bruising have completely gone down, and overall it feels tighter.

So far,

I have shared the progress by date for the dual lower blepharoplasty review.

To summarize briefly, dual lower blepharoplasty is

• a safe procedure with good results, and

• although there may be some uncomfortable symptoms, by around 3 months they improve to the point where they are no longer felt.

Symptoms that appeared after surgery

Swelling, bruising / conjunctival edema / eyelids looking slightly open / feeling of pulling when looking upward / the surgical area feeling hard / reduced sensation in the surgical area

Dr. Jang Wook said that by undergoing this surgery himself, it became an opportunity to think about the procedure again from the patient’s perspective, and that after having the surgery, he was able to show patients the actual traces during consultations and explain them directly, which seems to give them greater confidence in the procedure.

Together with patients

Meet Dr. Jang Wook, a board-certified specialist at Obje Plastic Surgery.