Bassin Center For Plastic Surgery Orlando - Orlando, FL

optimisticgal 

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15 years ago

I had DOT done yesterday. I was surprised at how painful it was around my eyes. The doc did say she was intensifying the laser around my eyes. I had told her that those wrinkles bothered me. I had shields placed in my eyes. Immediately afterwards my eyes were swollen. Today I look like a wreck. I sent my sister a picture and she said it was hard to even recognize me. I slept elevated to try to decrease the swelling. If it helped I can only imagine what I would have looked like. I read someone took Benedryl. Will this help sw... read more

psroman 

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15 years ago

First I would like to say how helpful it was to have this site and to read everyone's reviews ahead of time. I decided to get the procedure because at age 40 my under eye bags and sinking upper lids were making me look tired all the time. Since bags run in my family I thought better take care of them before they got a lot worse and my skin loses more elasticity (thankfully I'm pretty blessed in that department). I found a doctor in my area whose specialty is blepharoplasty and Smart Lipo (I had that procedure done at the sam... read more

psroman 

on Realself

15 years ago

I decided to do Smart Lipo a couple of weeks after I decided to do blepharoplasty (reviewed on another page on the site). Figured I was on the table already, right? My doctor quoted me for upper/lower abs, love handles, and hip rolls but that was going to be around $10k and I just didn't have that money. So I only did my upper/lower abs. Now, a week after the procedure my tummy (which has always had a slight pooch even when I was a size 6-8 in my 20s- I'm a 12 now, 5' 9", and 40 years old) is pretty much flat as a pancake. A... read more