I'm a grandfather and had lower eyelid surgery to be more confident

For years he avoided photographs, mirrors, and even turned off his camera during virtual meetings because the dark circles and bags under his eyes made him self-conscious. He and his family believe the trait is genetic, and meeting clients for work made him want to look energetic rather than tired and stressed.

He went with his wife to the opening of a cosmetic surgery office where Dr. Heather Levites was offering free consultations and decided a lower blepharoplasty would be worth the $5,000. They saw it as an act of self-care: it wasn’t something he needed, he said, just something he wanted, so he scheduled the procedure as soon as he could take time off.

The operation took around an hour under general anaesthesia and, having had knee surgeries before, he found it less daunting than he expected.

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