Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasy): 90-day recovery with day by day (before and after) photos

A quad blepharoplasty is an eyelid surgery where both the upper and the lower eye lids have fat and/or skin removed. In this video you’ll witness a day-by-day recovery from a complete upper and lower eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty). I walk you through the surgeon selection process, costs, why I decided to have surgery for my hooded eyelids, and what to expect on surgery day. There are very close-up photos taken every day, along with detailed descriptions about my 90-day experience during the healing process and how I handled a small surgery complication, yet ultimately had almost no scars. Before you have eyelid surgery, it’s important to know what you’re getting into and what to expect, so I have provided you with detailed insights into my experience and suggest ways to make the recovery more comfortable. Before and after photos!
0:00 Intro: cost, surgeon selection, before photos
2:24 Surgery Day
2:57 Day 1
3:37 Day 2
4:03 Day 3
5:04 Day 4
5:35 Day 5
6:07 Day 6 & 7
8:59 Day 8 - stitches come out
9:54 Day 9
10:49 Day 10
11:02 Day 14
12:02 Day 25 - Newton makes an appearance
12:56 Day 90
12:48 Final thoughts and before/after shots
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[@BootHeel54]

This was the best bleph review I’ve seen so far! Thank you for sharing the tiniest of details. Really helpful. Your results are beautiful and very encouraging. Thank you and congratulations!

[@jc_newton]

Glad it was helpful!

[@vickieinks555]

Thank you for sharing. I am getting mine done November 15th and am researching like crazy. I am doing upper and lower also.

[@jc_newton]

Good luck!!

[@sandradubson2026]

I've been debating on having this procedure done. You've had great results. Very natural. You look amazing!

[@jc_newton]

I'm glad seeing my experience was helpful. I think choosing the right surgeon with lots of experience that you feel really comfortable with is key. They should also be willing to show you their own before/after photos of both good and maybe-not-as-great results so you have all of the information you need. I looked up my surgeon's licenses and credentials to make sure there were no marks on their record that I needed to know about (like lawsuits for malpractice, etc.). I'm sure you'll make a good decision for yourself!

[@Sop12349]

Did you have stitches externally under the lower eye? Nothing internal?

[@jc_newton]

@@Sop12349 Yes, I had clear dissolvable stitches right under my lower lash line. Those were from the "skin pinch" where they removed a small amount of skin that would have sagged down after the fat pad was removed. They go in and remove the fat pads through small incisions on the inside of the lower lid, but the surgeon said that they just sort of seal up on their own, so there are no internal stitches.

[@brownell.landrum]

I'm getting mine done - with a lower face and neck lift - in less than 2 weeks. This is very helpful! Thanks!

[@jc_newton]

You got this!

[@marieschmidt9416]

Wow, that is a very informative video! the best I've seen on blepharoplasty. Good job on the video and the surgery.

[@jc_newton]

So glad it was helpful! I thought maybe it was overkill with the details, but I decided that I wished I had seen more details before I made a decision (and people can always skip ahead!), so I wanted to give you all the details, also!

[@jillsalkin7389]

I know that your results are great, but god, it's so scary to see how people look after surgery! It's heavy to look at, but the healing time is amazingly quick! You have great results, and no one would ever know something was done, which seems to always be the case with blepharoplasty.

[@jc_newton]

I agree that it's scary to see it right after surgery! I wanted to show all of the details so that people really understood what they were saying "yes" to! I think it was worth it, but there are many people who just aren't comfortable with it, and I totally understand that!

[@user-wt1eo9ho7i]

Thank you for making this video. I am planning to have this same surgery and it was good to know options, expectations and reality.

[@jc_newton]

I'm glad you found it helpful. I'm sure you're watching other people's videos too, and you'll see quite a range of experiences!

[@MrsFrogmother1]

Newton is gorgeous!

[@jc_newton]

I agree! I love my little guy. He shows up in most of my videos at some point!

[@ingridmagee]

Beautiful result

[@jc_newton]

Thank you! 😊

[@sandyk13599]

I had an upper and lower bleph, forehead lift/hairline lowering a year ago and didn’t have pain. It's crazy that I looked awful but felt fine. Sleeping on my back was really difficult.

[@jc_newton]

Isn't that funny how we all heal differently? I looked pretty good, but felt awful!

[@janmking1]

You look great

[@justicealts4230]

Fantastic results and thank you for the video. Can I ask your age!

[@jc_newton]

I'm 52.

[@arymhansie]

Did you suffer from dry eyes before your surgery? How long did it take for the dryness to disappear after the surgery? You look fabulous!

[@jc_newton]

No, I didn't have dry eyes before surgery. They dry eyes only lasted maybe two weeks total.

[@arymhansie]

@@jc_newton Thanks so much for your reply!

[@mj-ev8hu]

Your results look amazing but most of all you didn´t look awful post surgery! Later today I´ll be exactly 7 days post surgery, and I still look really scary, very swollen and very bruised. Healing is fine, even fast. I bruise a lot normally and due to a thrombosis incident (not deep vein but nore superficial) I had taken blood thinners a week prior to the surgery (was off them for 3 days pre surgery and 36 hours post surgery only) and am taking them now again, so that obviously doesn´t help. I wish I had bought arnica before surgery, not sure it helps but cannot harm, I´m using it now. Also using bromelain, vitamines, drinking loads of water and trying to eat as many vegetables and fruits as I can. I find it hard to see other people with these scars/bruises/swelling. People I don´t know seem either look at me in shock (maybe asking themselves what happened to me) or with pity, while people who have seen me before my surgery but don´t really know me are questioning why I did this to myself. I didn´t really have a strong indication for this surgery, I did because of small details that have mattered a lot for me for as long as I can remember.

[@jc_newton]

It sounds like it's been hard, especially when it comes to other people's reactions. I'm sorry people are questioning your choices. I'm sending you healing good wishes!

[@mj-ev8hu]

@@jc_newton thank you so much

[@Danilocosan]

Do you think it is worth it ? For eye bags ? Puffy eyes ? I'm 31, and I realised I have puffy eyes, i dont like this aspect. Looks like I'm tired all the time

[@gwenp9809]

It’s worth it and no pain at all!

[@jc_newton]

If you're considering it, I'd first check with a dermatologist to make sure that the eye bags you have are actually due to sagging fat pads. At 31, I wouldn't think that the fat pads would have migrated that far, but I don't know. (I'm 52, so mine had plenty of time!) There are lots of reasons for puffy eyes that removing the fat pads won't fix, so first have a consultation to diagnose the reason for your puffy eyes, and then you can determine if the solution your dermatologist suggests is worth it to you.

[@user-lj9gl7ex4j]

Did you have to ice your eyes for 24 hours my hubby ghd to do that for 1st 24 hours

[@jc_newton]

I didn't use ice directly. Instead, for about the first week, I made myself more comfortable with frozen damp washcloths. I wet a washcloth and wrung it out completely and then put it in the freezer. The frozen cloth was pliable enough for me to mold it to the shape of my eyes. Used this method multiple times per day. I thought I'd mentioned that in the video, but it was cut in the edit! Thanks for asking!

[@graced.6711]

Honestly i don't think the surgery was very well executed. The doctor should have suggested a lateral brow lift, however slight, since there still some tissue hanging over the corner of your eyes. The doctor should have known that the removal of fat pads will lead to more wrinkled and should have done a skin pinch on lower eyelids 💁🏽‍♀️💁🏽‍♀️

[@gwenp9809]

A little filler or fat is all that’s needed on lower eyelid. I agree that wrinkles are better than the puff! Wrinkles can be fixed easily!

[@jc_newton]

The doctor did suggest a lateral brow lift, but I didn't want to have another additional procedure, and I was aware (and okay with it) that my eyes lids wouldn't be perfect. Also, I did have a skin pinch on my lower eyelids (that's why there were stitches on the bottom). If he'd have taken a bigger skin pinch, my lower lids would have been pulled down, so he took as much as he could. I knew going in that removing the fat pads could lead to more wrinkles, and between a choice of wrinkles or the fat projection, I chose the wrinkles.

[@jillsalkin7389]

She has a great looking result. Brow lift is not always necessary, and she said that she opted for wrinkles over fat pads.

[@MrsFrogmother1]

Was this done by the $3,000 surgeon?

[@jc_newton]

No -- I ended up going with the surgeon that was about $7500.

[@janmking1]

Did you ice ?

[@jc_newton]

I used frozen damp washcloths for the first week or so, which felt great. No direct ice, though.