The Eye(lids) Have It!

Kdrama friends, we’re now 60 posts into publishing, so forgive me if we’ve already talked about eyelids and I don’t remember. Many Korean actresses, and even some Korean actors, undergo Asian blepharoplasty, also called Asian Double Eyelid surgery. This creates an eyelid crease that results in a larger eye. It’s so prevalent that it’s unusual to see a Korean actress who hasn’t had this done. It’s even more unusual to see a Korean actor who has had this done, but they do exist! The actress who comes to mind who has NOT had this is Kim Go Eun. I watched her in the kdrama “Tune in For Love”, a charming rom com. As I looked at her, I kept noticing she looked “different”. Actually it was refreshing in a way.

So why am I going on and on about this procedure? It’s because I just had blepharoplasty myself, and I want to let you know it’s not for sissies. I had it done because I failed a field of vision test because my eyelids had slowly covered my eyes and made it difficult to see. Yes, kdrama buddies, this is what you can get when you’re a grandma! I bet you’re all looking forward to it, right?

Well, DON’T! I look like someone got physical with me, and I don’t mean the way Olivia Newton John sings in her trademark song, “Let’s Get Physical”. I’d share a picture here but we need all the followers we have, and I don’t want anyone to be offended by my appearance. Yep, it’s pretty ugly over here. My daily routine consists of icing my eyes three times a day, applying antibiotic cream, and sleeping on my back. So far I haven’t mastered that. There is no swimming for a month, and I can’t bend down so my head is near the floor. (But now that I’m thinking, why would I ever want to do that anyway?)

Of course I’m very fortunate to have the means to get this surgery, and I promise to show you the new, improved version when everything heals up. If this is what those gorgeous Korean actresses go through, then more power to them!