Sezth
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Hey everyone,
Just wanted to share another update about how things are going. The surgery on Friday ended up lasting around five hours, and I even took longer than expected to wake up from the anesthesia. When I finally came to, I felt completely lost—like I had woken up in a hospital I’d never seen before. Everything was spinning, I was nauseous, and honestly just totally out of it. The trip home afterward was horrible; every tiny movement felt like too much to handle.
The first two days after the operation were absolutely brutal. Today is day three, and I’m finally starting to see a little better, but my eyes still hurt a lot. Every time I move them, it feels like the eyeball is scraping over tiny shards of glass. I’m sleeping in a recliner and doing my best to get through the days, but right now I’m basically rawdogging life and questioning everything—just hours alone with my thoughts because I can’t really do much else.
The swelling is still intense, and the thing that’s stressing me out the most is the asymmetry between my eyes. When I look in the mirror, which I try not to, I barely recognize myself. One eye looks smaller and thrown off, and it really messes with my head. I talked to the surgeon about it, and he told me it’s completely normal at this stage—that once the inflammation goes down, things should even out and look fine. But still, when you’re in the moment and you see your own face so distorted, it’s hard not to spiral.
The doctor says most of the swelling should drop in about 10–15 days, and then things will slowly settle into their final shape over the following weeks. But right now everything is so swollen and so early that I’m constantly wondering, Will this heal right? Will I look normal? What if it doesn’t turn out the way I hoped? I know the surgeon is skilled, and logically I get that this is part of the process, but emotionally it’s hard not to overthink.
Anyway, that’s where I’m at. I’ll keep you all updated, and once things calm down and the swelling starts to drop, I’ll share photos so you can see how everything progresses.
P.S. I honestly have no idea how my eyes will end up looking. In theory it should turn out well once the swelling goes down, aside from the symmetry issue I’m seeing right now—which obviously can’t be judged properly at this stage. Obviusly, the procedure should give me a canthal tilt that leans more positive instead of the neutral-to-negative one I had, but of course it’s not going to magically give me “Hunter Eyes” or anything like that. It’s simply the best that can be done with my natural structure. It should also reduce my under-eye hollowness and help the whole area look smoother. It all sounds promising, but it’s only been three days, so for now I just have to wait and see how everything settles.
Just wanted to share another update about how things are going. The surgery on Friday ended up lasting around five hours, and I even took longer than expected to wake up from the anesthesia. When I finally came to, I felt completely lost—like I had woken up in a hospital I’d never seen before. Everything was spinning, I was nauseous, and honestly just totally out of it. The trip home afterward was horrible; every tiny movement felt like too much to handle.
The first two days after the operation were absolutely brutal. Today is day three, and I’m finally starting to see a little better, but my eyes still hurt a lot. Every time I move them, it feels like the eyeball is scraping over tiny shards of glass. I’m sleeping in a recliner and doing my best to get through the days, but right now I’m basically rawdogging life and questioning everything—just hours alone with my thoughts because I can’t really do much else.
The swelling is still intense, and the thing that’s stressing me out the most is the asymmetry between my eyes. When I look in the mirror, which I try not to, I barely recognize myself. One eye looks smaller and thrown off, and it really messes with my head. I talked to the surgeon about it, and he told me it’s completely normal at this stage—that once the inflammation goes down, things should even out and look fine. But still, when you’re in the moment and you see your own face so distorted, it’s hard not to spiral.
The doctor says most of the swelling should drop in about 10–15 days, and then things will slowly settle into their final shape over the following weeks. But right now everything is so swollen and so early that I’m constantly wondering, Will this heal right? Will I look normal? What if it doesn’t turn out the way I hoped? I know the surgeon is skilled, and logically I get that this is part of the process, but emotionally it’s hard not to overthink.
Anyway, that’s where I’m at. I’ll keep you all updated, and once things calm down and the swelling starts to drop, I’ll share photos so you can see how everything progresses.
P.S. I honestly have no idea how my eyes will end up looking. In theory it should turn out well once the swelling goes down, aside from the symmetry issue I’m seeing right now—which obviously can’t be judged properly at this stage. Obviusly, the procedure should give me a canthal tilt that leans more positive instead of the neutral-to-negative one I had, but of course it’s not going to magically give me “Hunter Eyes” or anything like that. It’s simply the best that can be done with my natural structure. It should also reduce my under-eye hollowness and help the whole area look smoother. It all sounds promising, but it’s only been three days, so for now I just have to wait and see how everything settles.
