I have long known that the one elective surgery I would undertake was blepharoplasty, due to drooping lids at a young age.
I chose to have a consultation with David after undertaking research. There was no question of me going abroad to have any procedure done. It may be cheaper, but the potential for something to go wrong, the language barrier and aftercare needs meant staying in the UK was paramount.
I went to David with thoughts of upper and lower blepharoplasty (dark circles under eyes). David was very friendly, easy to talk to, explaining about every element of the procedures, taking measurements, doing drawings, really listening to me and understanding my reasons for wanting the op. Crucially he explained why I was not a suitable candidate for lowers and why alternatives (e.g. fillers) would also not work for me.
Being very risk-averse I went away from the first consultation armed with lots of information supplied by David and decided not to go ahead. After 18 further months of deliberation and research, I decided to go ahead and booked a further consultation.
Shortly afterwards I undertook the procedure at the Westbourne Centre in Birmingham. From start to finish of the whole process I cannot fault all of the staff I encountered. All so very polite, friendly and caring, putting me at ease.
Throughout the procedure, David was his usual calm, reassuring, friendly and humorous self. I had approximately 13mm taken from each upper. I have a medium tolerance to pain and can honestly say the most painful part was administering a local anaesthetic to the inner corners of the area nearest my eyebrows (and even that wasn’t so bad). During the operation, I experienced no pain, just a sensation that something was happening around the area. I concentrated on staying calm and listening to David's eclectic operating music list and chatting to him and the theatre staff.
Post-surgery I was very well briefed on what to expect and instructions to follow (which I did to the letter). The rest of the day after surgery was uncomfortable but after that, no problems. It actually looked worse than it felt.
I am now 5 months post-op and the results of the work are nothing short of amazing. I no longer look tired and angry, I wear only the lightest of eye makeup to achieve the look that I couldn’t achieve before and it has bolstered my self-esteem no end. Thank you so much, David, I would (and have) recommended you to several people for a job well done. My only wish is that I’d done it sooner!
