Key takeaways
Eye bag surgery case: eye bags appeared within six months, made more noticeable by sunken cheeks. After an assessment with Dr. Po-Ying Lee, surgery was done under local anesthesia in about an hour. By day three the swelling was barely noticeable, bruising was only a faint yellow, and after the tape came off on day seven there was no visible sign of surgery.
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- Eye bags caused dark circles, and customers and friends often thought I looked tired
- In safe hands with Dr. Po-Ying Lee: clear explanations and excellent technique
- A fast 7-day recovery, and nobody around me noticed any sign of surgery
- Full marks for satisfaction, and my customers want it too!
- Have surgery early: aesthetic medicine can help fix the problem
"I'm Wali, I'm 38, and I'm a cake maker. About six months ago I noticed eye bags appearing. Lots of friends said I looked like I had eye bags and dark circles; almost everyone said so. They were very obvious in photos and made me look tired, and apart from photo editing there was no way to hide them. It really bothered me, so I decided to have eye bag surgery..."
Eye bags caused dark circles, and customers and friends often thought I looked tired
My eye bags developed later in life. At 38, over just a few months, I suddenly noticed them. Getting older is surely one reason, but the main reason was probably that I was quite thin then, and with sunken cheeks the eye bags looked especially obvious. I work at a café, and some customers would ask, "Is making cakes exhausting?" I wasn't actually tired; my eye bags caused dark circles that made me look tired, and I couldn't control it. When everyone says the same thing, you don't know what to do. I considered eye bag surgery because I saw many people having it. The procedure takes under an hour and recovery is only 7 days, so people barely notice. I didn't think of it as major surgery, so I just decided to go ahead.
Getting rid of dark circles: the 3 main causes and solutions
Signs of aging right after graduation?! Causes and prevention of sunken cheeks
What to know before eye bag surgery: a beginner's guide and FAQ
In safe hands with Dr. Po-Ying Lee: clear explanations and excellent technique
I chose NAISS CLINIC because a friend had eye bag surgery here. Seeing their eye bags completely gone afterward amazed me and made me want it too, so I came on their recommendation. My surgeon was Dr. Po-Ying Lee. I found him very professional, because he saw the problem the moment he looked at me and explained everything very clearly, so I immediately felt comfortable having him do the surgery. I chose local anesthesia. It didn't hurt at all, but because I could feel the procedure happening on my face I was still a little scared, though I didn't let the doctor and nurses see I was nervous, hahaha. I trusted their skill and felt everything was under their control; it was mostly my own nerves, and I think it might be even better not to feel anything~
A fast 7-day recovery, and nobody around me noticed any sign of surgery
On the first day after surgery it felt quite swollen, but by day three I basically couldn't feel any swelling. It still looked slightly swollen, but I'd seen eye bag surgery results from other clinics where people stayed quite swollen for about two weeks. In my case, after the tape came off on day seven, people around me couldn't even tell I'd had surgery. I think the recovery was very fast. I barely bruised, just a patch of faint yellow, not that deep purple kind of bruise. I also took some herbal medicine to help with swelling, and it seemed to work well!
The complete guide to aftercare following eye bag surgery
Full marks for satisfaction, and my customers want it too!
I'm two and a half months post-op, and I give it a 10! It really solved my eye bag problem, and it felt like magic, as if they vanished in an instant. Photos look very different now. Before, my eye bags would show whenever I looked down or up, but after surgery I don't have those worries anymore. When café customers learned I'd had eye bag surgery, some even came back to the shop specially to see how it turned out. I recommend it to them if they need it, because many people are bothered by eye bags, and after seeing my result, they all think it's really worth doing~
Have surgery early: aesthetic medicine can help fix the problem
Eye bags can still come back, but when you notice the problem, take care of it while you're young, because if you wait until the bags are really large, I think recovery takes longer. It's better to do it early~ And I believe aesthetic medicine really can help us improve our appearance concerns, for men and women alike. Eye bags are something you see every day, the first thing you face when you wake up, so it matters to everyone. Fixing these problems will make you really happy.
This story reflects one patient's experience. Results and recovery vary from person to person; please consult a doctor in person about your own treatment plan.
