I Got an Upper Bleph for Comfort and Everyone Says I Look Different. I Don't See It.

I didn’t need my eyes to look different. But I was already booked for a nose tip revision, and somewhere in the pre-op logistics, my eyelids came up.

Looking back, my upper eyelids had been hooded for years, and I hadn’t even noticed. I did a deep dive after booking my surgery, and they looked pretty similar in my late 20.

They didn’t feel like a problem until they started to feel heavy. Not “tired” heavy, but I could actually feel the physical weight when I opened my eyes in the morning heavy. But the part that bothered me most was that I could see my eyelids were creeping into my peripheral vision, visible from the tops and sides of my eyes. You can see it in the photo above.

I never noticed it looking in the mirror. They’re just eyelids. But I felt it.

When I asked my dermatologist about them months ago, she said they were so heavy that I might even be able to get the procedure covered in the next few years. Then the person taking my before-photos for my nose surgery asked, unprompted, if I’d ever considered an upper bleph. Apparently I’d be a great candidate.

Even after hearing that, I was still on the fence. Eye stuff freaks me out. Years ago, I tried to get contacts. It took 45 minutes for me to try to take them out, and the eye doctor wouldn’t let me leave with them because I couldn’t get them out on my own.

Ultimately, I was already going under for my nose, so I decided to go for it.

The tip revision recovery was nothing. My eyes, on the other hand, were not fun. The swelling was awful. On day two, I looked at myself in the mirror and wondered why I did this. There was so much pressure in my head that I took pain pills every few hours and slept for two days straight. Then I was itchy for about a week. The pressure and pinching kept me up almost all night — I was so uncomfortable. Once the stitches came out a week later, I felt totally fine.

I’m still a little swollen even now, so they don’t feel as light as I hope they will, and they no longer block my vision the way they used to.

Here’s the strange part.

My friends look at me and say, “your eyes look amazing.” I have not had a single moment of looking at my own eyes and thinking, this was worth it from an aesthetic standpoint. When I look in the mirror, all I see is the change in my nose. When I look at the before and after photos, there’s an obvious difference, but it’s not something I notice day-to-day.

If something bothers you and you think fixing it will make you feel better, I’m the last person who’ll talk you out of it. That’s exactly how I felt about my nose, and I’m so glad I did that. I didn’t feel that same certainty with my eyes, and I still don’t. Since I combined the bleph with another procedure, I don’t regret it. Seeing better is a huge plus.

I don’t know how worth it this one was for me. Sure, my eyelids are visible, but I don’t really care. I just know I’d think a lot harder about doing it on its own.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the upper bleph.