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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 23, 2013 13:23:58 GMT -5
My boss had that done Nancy, and you can't tell. But whoever did the same for one of our coworkers.... she's got the Kenny Rogers eyes going on. I'm just thankful I don't actually have to see this person every day. I have this bad habit of being unable to look at things that disturb me for very long.
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Post by milee on Sept 23, 2013 13:27:57 GMT -5
So true. Seems like the eye lift procedure is one where it can either be fantastic - look great but natural - or truly awful. The truly awful ones almost look disfigured.
I've always wondered if they know they look disfigured and that really tight look was what they were going for or if they just got a bad job and there's nothing that can be done to fix it.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 23, 2013 13:30:38 GMT -5
I don't know which would be worse, to walk around KNOWING I look like that or to be blissfully ignorant and think people are doing double takes because I look so dang good. I think I just answered my own question.....
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Sept 23, 2013 13:38:45 GMT -5
My boss had that done Nancy, and you can't tell. But whoever did the same for one of our coworkers.... she's got the Kenny Rogers eyes going on. I'm just thankful I don't actually have to see this person every day. I have this bad habit of being unable to look at things that disturb me for very long. The best way I've heard it said: When you have work done, people should look at you and say, "Geez, you look GREAT!" And that's it. If they say, "Geez, you look GREAT! When did you have the plastic surgery done?", it means you went way too far with it. It's a very fine line between enough work to look like a better version of who you already are, and looking like a caricature of who you used to be.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 23, 2013 13:41:34 GMT -5
Yeah, GREAT isn't a word I'd use for the bad eye job one. It's just all kinds of wrong..... But, I agree, people should only be able to tell that you look better, not WHY.
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Post by 973beachbum on Sept 23, 2013 13:47:08 GMT -5
GThe blepharoplasty is the procedure that repairs that. That's what my mother had done. Her lids bagged and the corners of her eyes sagged to the point where her site was compromised. I'm not there yet, but I can see where I might be within the next few years. This is one of those procedures that is sometimes covered by insurance, if the issue is severe enough to compromise your eyesight. My mother's procedure was partly paid for by insurance, and she had to pay part of it. That is what the regular eye doc said. I don't know that the other eye will get to that point but it looks like my right one will. It is just really weird to suddenly look in the mirror and see one eyebrow an inch lower than the other one. Getting old sucks!
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 23, 2013 13:48:33 GMT -5
Yes but the alternative isn't where I want to go yet, either.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Sept 23, 2013 13:56:42 GMT -5
Beach, you can do one eye at a time; no rule says you have to wait until both eyelids droop. And it may not be age-related. Heredity has a lot to do with it, too. If it's a family characteristic, then there isn't much you can do. Check with your ophthalmologist first; if he or she thinks this is a health or vision issue, get it in writing and check with your health insurer to see if the surgery is covered. If it is, then find a surgeon who specializes in this surgery. Insist on seeing before and after photos and speaking with patients.
And run a background check on every doctor you consider using. See if there are any civil suits, pending or settled, against the doctor. Lawsuits are not a bad thing; many doctors get a few in their professional lifetimes. Some are frivolous (my plastic surgeon has had a few filed by people who just did not want to pay for their surgery, and decided to sue him, claiming the surgery was bad). But a red flag is the number of lawsuits, how they are settled (for or against the doctor, dismissed, etc.) and for how much.
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Post by gs11rmb on Sept 24, 2013 10:00:12 GMT -5
I was chatting to a plastic surgeon once (at a social function) who said he didn't perform the lifestyle lift because if one of the threads breaks, that area of the face immediately droops back to the original position and it looks seriously weird.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2013 10:04:16 GMT -5
Good to know! I will have to remember to carry duct tape with me in my pocketbook.
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 24, 2013 13:06:14 GMT -5
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 24, 2013 13:06:54 GMT -5
I'm going to Nancy's doctor so I will be beautiful and no one will know why but Nancy, me, and the doctor!
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Post by 973beachbum on Sept 24, 2013 13:07:53 GMT -5
Beach, you can do one eye at a time; no rule says you have to wait until both eyelids droop. And it may not be age-related. Heredity has a lot to do with it, too. If it's a family characteristic, then there isn't much you can do. Check with your ophthalmologist first; if he or she thinks this is a health or vision issue, get it in writing and check with your health insurer to see if the surgery is covered. If it is, then find a surgeon who specializes in this surgery. Insist on seeing before and after photos and speaking with patients. And run a background check on every doctor you consider using. See if there are any civil suits, pending or settled, against the doctor. Lawsuits are not a bad thing; many doctors get a few in their professional lifetimes. Some are frivolous (my plastic surgeon has had a few filed by people who just did not want to pay for their surgery, and decided to sue him, claiming the surgery was bad). But a red flag is the number of lawsuits, how they are settled (for or against the doctor, dismissed, etc.) and for how much. It probably is heridtary. My family tends to live a long time but really show our age. I guess it is a good trade off but probably better before mirrors were everywhere. the right eye isn't interfering with my vision yet. Plain old old age is. When I first asked I knew I could see. I asked my GP why one side of my face looked like it was having a really slow stroke. His answer was "your fine and I'm so not saying another word".
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 24, 2013 13:09:01 GMT -5
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Sept 24, 2013 15:02:18 GMT -5
I wonder if that is what my SIL had done. It cost her $10,000 and she looks exactly the same but with scars now near her ears. She said she really, really regrets doing it. I wouldn't mind a tune up but what would be worse? A little sagging and wrinkles or looking like a freak if it goes bad and being scarred? Not to mention being out many grand. If anybody has it done in Florida and likes the results please refer me to their doctor! Oh, and if it's too far away from Orlando can I stay with you? I'll pay you to take care of me but be forewarned. I'm pretty sure I'm a PITA!
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 24, 2013 15:20:02 GMT -5
Get info from nancy. I did.
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