Well, needless to say, I did not get much sleep the night before. I spent a good portion of the night looking at before and after pictures on the Internet. This did nothing to calm me!
I was also hungry as I had done my best to eat 'cleanly' several days before the procedure. My surgeon suggested I lower my salt intake to limit the amount of swelling post op.
Unfortunately, it turns out practically everything I eat has quite a bit of salt in it.
I arrived at the surgical suite and was given the option of an Adavan to help calm my nerves.
It was decided he would remove the Xan while I was awake but numb. He administered several needles around both eyes and once I couldn't feel anything he began the removal.
Surprisingly it wasn't bad at all. I knew which area he was working on but there was no pain whatsoever. The 'yuck' factor came into play when I could hear a ripping sound as he pulled the Xan off the muscle. The Xan was deep so I'm glad I opted for the surgery.
The entire procedure on both lower lids was complete within 45 minutes.
A follow up appointment was scheduled 5 days later when my stitches would be removed.
For the next week I took it easy and slept on my back with my head elevated by pillows.
This photo was taken the day after surgery.
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