Key takeaways
At 67, he didn't mind getting older, but his prominent eye bags always made him look tired. After an assessment, Dr. Yen-Chun Yu treated the eye bags and also removed a small amount of loose lower-eyelid skin. At the one-week follow-up, recovery was on track; swelling dropped noticeably from week two, and within about a month he was back to normal life. Friends he hadn't seen in a while said he looked younger.
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- I don't mind getting older, I just didn't want my eye bags to define me
- Beyond the eye bags, Dr. Yu also assessed the loose skin under the eyes
- A follow-up at one week, and fast recovery from week two
- Friends I hadn't seen in a while asked right away if I'd gotten younger
- The biggest change: not just looking a bit younger, but looking more energetic overall
"I'm 67, and my eye bags kept getting more obvious, always puffy and swollen under my eyes. Even after a good night's sleep I still looked tired and worn out. I didn't feel that bad, but the eye bags made my whole face look exhausted and older than I really am. The more I looked, the more it bothered me..."
I don't mind getting older, I just didn't want my eye bags to define me
Some changes come naturally with age, and I'm not against getting older.
What really bothered me wasn't wrinkles, and I didn't need to look especially young. It was that my eye bags were so obvious that I often looked tired. So my goal was simple: improve my eye bags a little so that how I look matches how energetic I actually feel.
Beyond the eye bags, Dr. Yu also assessed the loose skin under the eyes
During my consultation at NAISS, Dr. Yen-Chun Yu looked not only at my eye bags but also at how loose the skin under my eyes was.
My eye bag fat was fairly prominent and the skin under my eyes was a bit lax, so the surgery wasn't just about the eye bags. Based on my actual condition, he removed a small, appropriate amount of loose skin before closing.
What reassured me was that Dr. Yu told me directly what needed treatment and what didn't need much done, rather than pushing for the biggest possible change.
A follow-up at one week, and fast recovery from week two
At my follow-up about a week after surgery, Dr. Yu confirmed that recovery was on track. From the second week, the swelling and signs of surgery faded a lot, and I recovered faster than I expected.
After about a month, my daily life was back to normal, and the area under my eyes looked much more natural.
Friends I hadn't seen in a while asked right away if I'd gotten younger
The funny thing is, some friends I hadn't seen for a long time asked as soon as they saw me: "Did you get younger?"
They didn't necessarily know what I'd had done, they just thought I looked more alert and less tired. It was nice to hear, and it made me feel the decision to treat my eye bags was worth it.
The biggest change: not just looking a bit younger, but looking more energetic overall
For me, the biggest difference isn't people saying I look younger. It's that when I look in the mirror, I'm finally not fixated on those two eye bags.
I look more awake, I like what I see, and I feel a little more confident around other people.
I never wanted to go back to how I looked when I was young. I just wanted to look more energetic and at ease as I am now.
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.
