Would you have cosmetic surgery?

[lookout123]

craigslist. definitely craigslist.

i'm totally kidding. this should be a referral. do not trust your eyes to someone from the phonebook. chances are you know more than a few people who've had the procedure. ask your eye doc who did his. Mrs L went to the same guy her eye doctor used. We figured if he was good enough for an eye doctor and his kids, then he was good enough for us.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by lookout123

craigslist. definitely craigslist.

i'm totally kidding.

I got mine via eBay!
But then they were the biggest company in the UK at the time, and they were just selling off late-notice slots. It meant they kept their clinics full and their staff working, rather than sitting around, so it was significantly cheaper. Usually you got to pick and choose when you went in, and that cost about £500 per eye. Mine was £295 per eye from memory. Not much more than that anyway, and I got to pay in 12 monthly installments (interest free).

I honestly can't remember what my surgical procedure was called - they have different names in the UK and US. It was the less invasive treatment, and the cheapest, but had a longer recovery time than the other. I didn't choose it for the price - it was the most suitable for my eyesight (-3.75 and -3.50) although I admit they recommended the other treatment to me just because of the quicker recovery.

I have to say it was very painful afterwards. I understood that I'd just been given strong painkillers, but I think it must have been sleeping tablets as I dozed on the sofa on and off for 48 hours. I was sensitive to light for the best part of 5 days, and the bruising around my eyes made me look terrible for the best part of a week.

But other people I know had the more serious surgery and were back at work the next day. Meh - I know I bruise ridiculously. I took pictures of it on my camera phone for my Mum & Dad, but that's long gone. It was also useful evidence when I got some funny looks at work for taking a week off (annual leave).