My mom had it done, she loves the results.

I haven’t had it done, but I need it. My mother had terribly droopy eyelids. Her ophthalmologist recommend blepharoplasty. They gave Mom the consent form which, of course, outline all of the things that could possibly go wrong. She freaked and didn’t have the surgery. She later regretted not having it. It really interfered with her vision.

I had upper and lower eyelid surgery done almost 3 years ago for purely cosmetic reasons. I am pleased with the results. I had very visible puffy bags on the lower and droopy eyelids.

I also had upper and lower done almost three years ago @64 and am very pleased. I only planned to get the uppers done, but the surgeon said that in a few years I would regret not doing both at the same time. It’s even fun to play with eye makeup again!

Back in my single days in Ft. Lauderdale, I scrubbed for a plastic surgeon and we did many blephroplasties. We never had a single complication, and every patient seemed very happy with their results.

I will add, my mother wanted to have it done for years. Her upper eyelids were very very droopy, but she was nervous. Once she had it done her only comment was , "I should have done that 15 years ago." Don't wait. She could see better, and she felt so much better about her appearance.

I had upper and lower done about fifteen years ago. I love the result. At least one thing on my body isn't sagging! The surgery was done in the doctors office. Stitches were annoying for one week and then one more week for the bruising to disappear. The weirdest thing is having no feeling in your eyelashes for a few months.

Go for it!

Speaking of the bruising… Get it done now so that wearing sunglasses all the time looks perfectly normal! A good friend who had it done hung close to home for the first week but then wore sunglasses until the bruising went away. She was another who was happy she had it done because it improved her vision.

I just had mine done (upper only) last October, I think? Best thing I've ever done! I use to hate putting on eye makeup in particular, but now I LOVE it. My best GF from elementary, ALWAYS gives her honest opinion and didn't think she would ever have it done, and now wants hers done. I told my surgeon I wanted a "soft" result.

eta: mine was done in a outpatient hospital under a mild anesthesia. I don't know if anesthesia has changed the last few years, but I was not groggy or sick at all, it was like I had a power nap. The anesthesiologist acted like it was a new kind. I was more worried about anesthesia because I think I am very sensitive to any kind of drugs in my body.

I haven't had it done, but my grandmother did many years ago when the drooping eyelids impaired her vision. My father, my brother, and I all have the same eyes, and I think they are the same as my grandmother's eyes. So I imagine it is something all three of us will need to consider in the future. I would absolutely do it if my vision was impacted.

I think about doing this if it impairs my vision one day, but I'm super scared of it. I have eyes like Renee Zellweger, and I'm worried this will happen to me:

She's still beautiful, but she ruined the most defining characteristic of her face! (they went back to normal though, IDK if she had more surgery to correct it. would hate to go under the knife twice.)

Seattle, what happened to her in this pic? I'm not seeing anything wrong with her eyes?

I do know, she had hooded eyes before surgery (I did too) and in the pic she does not anymore. But, that's the breaks with those of us with hooded eyes, when we get older they lose their fat and droop over our eyelids. When I researched about doing my eyes, I did find people with hooded eyes state that you are use to having them, and they will look different-not bad-just different. Funny, you posted a pic of Renee Zellweger-people have always told me her and I look so much alike. LOL

I LOVED my hooded eyes, but hated them in my later years hanging over my eyelashes. I actually do still have a little "fatness" above my eyes still-but not droopy anymore.

I have a consultation appointment in Aug. Was it painful dedtired?

I would like this done but I'm frightened over the anesthesia. When I had my panoptix eye lens put in several months back, I didn't shut up the whole time. This has happened before. I am somewhat aware of what's going on through the whole procedure even if they up the dosage . Last time the eye doc got really mad (for good reason) and put all her weight on one side of my head. I yelled and called her a head murderer. I hate anesthesia because I dislike being not in control of my reaction. I would still like to get my undereyes done but am frightened of not the knife but the anesthesia. I have a bad reaction and even have to take 1/2 doses of OTC drugs.

Ollie, google it. Her eyes got rounder and more open than ever before. Her hooded eyes were one of her most defining features and so after the surgery, she looked like a completely different person. I think she went from looking really distinctive to really ordinary.

She looks more like herself these days. I don't know if she had more surgery to correct it or maybe the eye job settled and they went back to normal.

I love my hooded eyes and know that they will possibly sag and obstruct my vision one day. If I get the surgery, I hope to restore the eye shape of my youth, still hooded.

I had both top and bottom lids done in 2003. Like many people I had little fat pads under my eyes. Everything was fine till middle age and they began to go south. I decided to have the uppers done only slightly so it was a balanced look. They weren't sagging over my eyes.

The surgery was amazing. Very little pain despite me looking like I'd been on the losing end of a bar fight. Within a couple of days I was out and about with dark glasses and coverup foundation. The bruising migrated down my cheeks. The stitches came out 4 days later.

I felt so much better about myself and I have always felt that I continued to look like myself.

Ironically removing the bags can mean some hollowing as the years went by. A tiny bit of filler smooths things out.

I've never regretted doing this. I don't even think about it.

Maybe she got some fat injected into them? I have no idea. Luckily, I think I still had some "fat" right under my eyebrow, and my surgeon took off mostly my eyelid. And, I made a big deal about not taking too much. It's tricky for us with hooded eyes. She does look younger in the first pic, IMO, but different-which is what I said earlier-be aware, after eyelid surgery those of us with hooded eyes won't look like we did when we were younger WITH HOODED EYES, the hooded part will be gone. I still have squinty eyes though.

eta: I had only my uppers done, no problem on my lowers.

Be prepared to spend at an absolute minimum one week under cover as you will have massive bruising. Wal Mart actually sells a tattoo cover up make up called Hard Candy that worked better than the more expensive Dermablend.

terrilynn, you called her a head murderer! LOL Sorry, but that is just too funny!

I am very hard to wake up and I get very sick to my stomach even when they put whatever it is they use, with my anesthesia. This time was a breeze.

Had it done a few years ago in my mid 50s. I went in to talk to a surgeon about a mini facelift and he said he didn't think I needed that but the eyelid surgery. I LOVE the result. Best thing I could have done. The idea of it and being awake during it really stressed me out, but it was actually no big deal and not painful.

BirchPoint, what? You were awake? Tell me more.

I was NOT awake, thank goodness. I don't recall any ill-effects from the anesthesia.

I was awake, too.Had local anesthesia, like geting novocaine shots around the eye area. It stung a little. I am not a squeamish person and it did not bother me. I did feel some tugging when he put in the stitches. He cauterized something and that smelled funny, like hamburgers on the grill! Sounds awful but it wasnt. My friend drove me home with an ice pack on my eyes.

She doesn't even look like the same person?! Are we sure it is? The eyes don't look the same color.

She looks freaky in those Pam advertisements!

@just_terrilynn my husband and my brother are too funny with anesthesia! They get very loose lipped!! My brother, would drive you crazy talking - this is from sedation I think, not totally under.

@dedtired I know that smell! I had a skin cancer (encaspulated tumor) removed from the side of my nose a few years ago. They cauterized the blood vessels as they went along - and yes, it smelled! Good thing he warned me LOL.

I had an electric cauterization inside my nose once and the smell wasn't fun. Nor was the attendant pain. Don't recommend.

I had upper lids done at 65, they drooped very noticeably, esp one eye. I was self conscious about it for years. Medicare approved it as medically necessary. My surgeon suggested lower eyelids and a subtle eyebrow lift. My husband thought I was silly, but after he loved it and people couldn't believe my age. Now at 72 they're starting to droop again but at least evenly! I highly recommend it - go for it!