GUYS, WATCH OUT WITH EYELID SURGERY! IT CAME BE A NICE IMPROVEMENT OR BE A MISTAKE NO MATTER WHO YOUR DOCTOR IS.
I'm a male who had an upper blepharoplasty done by Dr. Imber many years ago. I have had time to reflect on his work and I would say he preformed a good blepharoplasty on me. But I miss the eyes I grew up with.
My rating is more about the procedure than Dr. Imber.
Like many men who were born with heavier upper eye lids (Mickey Rourke in his younger days), my upper eyes were starting to get serious overhang of some very thin, excess skin that was pressing down against my upper eyelashes. I wanted to remove the thin excess skin (but not all the 'extra' skin). Heavier eyelids are not bad, in fact it often looks very good. If you were born with them, you want to keep them. Only when the skin starts pressing against your upper eyelids do you want to trim a little off (or consider an eyebrow lift, which should be avoided with men until your brows fall far into your eyesockets).
Mickey Rourke now has bug eyes.... you can see his entire upper eyelid. Botched job. Don't fall into the same trap. If you were born with good looking, heavier upper eyes lids, insist on keeping most of them. These doctors work mainly on women. Tell them "Just a SLIGHT trim, please!. Otherwise, you'll get the bug eye look too.
Men who typically get this procedure, like me and Mickey Rourke, had never had their upper eyelid showing. From what I've seen online, most doctors cut to point where you can see just a little of your upper eyelid. This is going to look odd for nearly all men who get the procedure. Yes, your eyelids are no longer hanging on your eyelashes, but your eyes are now look nothing like what you had growing up AND your eyebrows will look like they are falling into your eyesockets as the extra skin under eyebrows is now gone. Mickey Rourke avoided the "brow in the socket look" by also getting a (bad) eyebrow lift.
I have mixed feelings on my procedure. I often wish less was cut off so none of my upperlid showed. I told Dr Imber I didn't want to see any upper eyelid. I wish he told me he was going to show a little of it so I could decide the pros/cons of doing that. To be fair, he marked off what he was going to cut off and he showed me. I agreed to his cut line but I didn't realize that the cut line was going to show a little of my upper eyelid. So I have mix feelings, but my eyes do look younger and more energized.
I didn't write this to vent. I want to help others who are thinking about the procedure. For those who are going through with it, my biggest advice is to absolutely bring your doctor a close up of your eyes when you where in your 20s or lower 30s. Tell your doctor to get as close to that photo as possible. However you looked in your 20s is the best look for you. Do not try to change the look you were born with and do not let your doctor change it either.
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