Has anyone else had a black eye last this long after surgery? My left eye was super purple and swollen after type 3 forehead reduction. The right was a little discolored but faded quickly. It’s been 5 months and my left is still pretty bad, the right has a slight discoloring but nowhere as bad as the left. Without makeup it looks like I got punched in the eye. Even with makeup it’s hard to hide and I get asked about it in public all the time. Has anyone else had this happen this long after surgery? Did it eventually go away? If it doesn’t ever go away on it’s own is there anything I can do to help? It’s really frustrating after spending so much on surgery.
Bruising around my eyes lasted 4 months for me. It was subtle but there and it made me look tired all the time! Did eventually fade. FYI I am very pale so this is probably why.
My bruising lasted about 8 weeks. 5 months is a really long time to be bruised. What does your surgeon say?
I guess I should get ahold of them. I haven’t talked to my surgeon since the surgery. I was just trying to be patient waiting for this to clear up on its own.
talk to your surgeon. bruising shouldn't last this long. i have perma raccoon eyes 24/7 naturally so my advice to you is place cold spoons on your eyes and cover up with concealer whenever going out in public
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yea, i know all that. i had fat transfers and skin resurfacing. didn't do anything. i use tret daily as well as a part of my nightly routine. i'm a skincare buff. thx for the info tho. maybe it'll help someone else reading this.
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Huh. Very interesting stuff. Well just as an FYI I’m not trying to get rid of my raccoon eyes. I actually like them because my favorite animal is the raccoon 🦝 lol
I got fat transfer as part of ffs and the laser resurfacing was to remove acne scarring which did not work. I should have gone with the co2 laser.
I’ll definitely look into the estrogel
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Tell me more about estrogel including where you buy it and the cost
Are u supposed to be using that on ur face
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Thanks. I’ll look into that co2 laser. Never heard of it. I I do have a vitamin K eye cream that I’m using as well. Helped at first but I don’t think it’s doing much anymore.
Also how many sessions did it take to make a difference?
It may be hemosiderin staining. I have the same problem with my entire upperneck cause of a botched lipo by a surgeon in Belgium who did my FFS. I just can't see another surgeon to confirm my concerns due to lockdown. I'm almost 2 months post op.
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