Dr. Obi is the GOAT of upper blephs! I had mine done in 2/26, and am still obsessed with my…read moreresults, so this review is long overdue. I setup 2 consults, but ended up cancelling my 2nd right after exiting Dr. Obi's office because I loved his vibe, the facility, and his staff, and booked my surgery within ~2 weeks of the consult right on the spot. The price is all inclusive (you will have multiple follow-up appointments after the procedure), and the surgical suite is onsite. I found him organically online by scouring reviews, specifically only looking for surgeons in nice cities across LA County. Yes, you can get a bleph cheaper if you go to low income cities, but I wasn't willing to take the risk with something like this. I'd label the price here as what I expected it to be based on the locale.
I met with Megan and Dr. Obi for my consult. She was so sweet and funny and made the consult comfortable. We ended up consulting about more than the bleph, as I'm interested in fixing some other negative side effects of pregnancy in the near future once my toddler doesn't need me to carry him everywhere as much. I'm 38, and have genetic history on the maternal side of hooded eyelids - my mom, grandpa, and maternal uncle all had this same surgery in their 50s. Having a baby aged me in a lot of ways, and my saggy lids was one of those. My right had more excessive skin than my left. They weren't hooded yet, but the excessive sag just made me so self conscious without makeup, as just looked super exhausted always. My blond lashes and the undereye circles that emerged after pregnancy didn't help my makeup-less look. My early 20s face was truly restored by this procedure. Those that have known me that long have all said the difference is so stark, yet subtle at the same time, in how the procedure reversed my facial age.
The facility is clean. There are 2 covered parking garages right behind it. The pre-surgery instructions were spelled out very well. You'll need an eye exam and clearance from an eye doc beforehand, which you can easily get at Costco if you're crunched for time like I was. Your post-op meds will be called in before surgery date so you have those at home already before surgery. You'll get a laundry list of helpful stuff to order to help with recovery, mostly all from Amazon, on a single piece of paper to make things easy.
I'm extremely anxious in medical settings - have literally passed out multiple times from having my blood drawn. Even getting my teeth cleaned at routine dental visits is scary for me. Thus, the thought of being wide awake in the OR while my eyelids are basically cut off was very scary for me, but it was honestly a breeze. I got anti-anxiety meds to take the morning of, and everyone I encountered the day of surgery made the procedure completely tolerable. We were jamming out to 2010s rap in the OR by choice, and I was able to carry on conversation the entire time I was being worked on - we talked about work, our kids, and life like we were at brunch, LOL. Dr. Obi was really good with announcing what he was doing before he'd touch my face each time so that I wouldn't flinch to his touch. Your eyelids will be numbed immediately and it feels like they're so heavy, you'd never be able to open them, yet walking into it, I was so afraid my eyes would just open mid-procedure, which obviously didn't happen.
Josh, the OR tech, was hilarious and kept me laughing. Susie, Victoria, and Perla were my nurses, and they were all great and so sweet. The procedure itself was maybe 30 minutes, but you'll be on the table longer than that because the prep work takes almost as long as the surgery. I was able to take a selfie of myself right after I hopped off the table and walk myself to the recovery room. I'm a Family Law Attorney who is always in court (but WFH), and I went right back to work the next day. I even defended a deposition within the same week as surgery. Dr. Obi gave me a steroid to help with the swelling and bruising because everyone was worried about me looking crazy at this depo, LOL.
The pain the day of was like a prickly pain all over my face before I took the pain meds. That was the only dose of those I took, then I used OTC stuff for maybe 2-3 days post-op before I didn't need anything at all. Sleeping propped up for many days was one of my least fav parts, but tolerable. Your eyes will be really tight and hard to blink, so become dry easily, but they give you eye drops to order for that. In hindsight, I wouldn't have gone back to work the next day because of the lack of blinking + staring at a computer for hours just strained my eyes too much. I swelling and bruising came down faster than I expected, and the pain was so minimal compared to what I'd anticipated.
I've sent numerous people to Dr. Obi for the same procedure already. I wish I'd done it years ago! See the before and after pics I grabbed from his IG of me, and a set I took myself.