Dr. Andrew Ross

Dr. Andrew Ross

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Anonymous Via Vitals

4 years ago

My visit with Dr. Kleinfeldt was uneventful. I must say that the office was ran like a well oiled machine. The staff was courteous and efficient. Dr. Kleinfeldt was quite busy. Didn't seem to have much time for small talk but he answered all my questions. When I came back for my post-op cataract surgery exam, I was pleasantly surprised that I now have 20/20 vision restored. I would highly recommend this doctor to my friends and family. Thank you Dr. Kleinfeldt.

Calm6825 Via Realself

5 years ago

I am 23 years old, and I have struggled with under eye "bags" since I was young. Even when I was in middle school people would ask me if I had a black eye of if I ever sleep. It has gotten more prominent over the years that no makeup or creams made any difference. It was genetic and completely anatomical and my biggest insecurity hands down. I decided to research procedures, providers and their backgrounds, cost, and the recovery. I met with my doctor, Dr. Yielding and decided I would like the follow through with the lower blepharoplasty. She explained that fillers were a cheaper option as well, but only a temporary treatment as you would have to come in periodically for treatments. I decided the surgical approach and could not be more excited. Everyone at the office was amazing! The staff worked with me, listened to me, and just made me feel at home. Dr. Yeilding really took the time to answer my questions and address any concerns I had. I felt so comfortable in the environment. Updated on 11 Aug 2019: The day of the procedure went smooth, and my best friend Brittany was my amazing caretaker. I ate a light breakfast (as instructed) and then went in. They had me take a clonazepam before the procedure to help relax, as well as a phenergan for any possible nausea and oxycodone/acetaminophen for pain management. I next went into the procedure room and we got started! They use Pronox which is patient controlled gas to help relax you throughout and they also use numbing injections. It was a quick procedure with the laser included. Once all finished, they had me sit down for a little to relax and make sure everything was okay and I was out of the office on my way home shortly after! My caretaker took me home. I have to put aquaphor on my eyes at all times and ice packs for 30 min on and 2 hours off for 48 hours post procedure. My vision was blurry the first 24 hours or so but other than that the pain was more than manageable. I took a clonazepam before bed to help sleep elevated and I had no issues throughout the rest of the day. Updated on 11 Aug 2019: Updated on 11 Aug 2019: The day after the procedure I was definitely more swollen, and my eyes were still a little blurry. Pain was minimal though with no need for use of pain medication. I continued ice packs throughout the day and night. By the end of the night my eyes were open a little more and I was able to see much better with the swelling around my eyes decreasing. Bruising was minimal at this point. I continued putting aquaphor on my eyes at all times as directed by the doctor. No drainage or excess redness has been present. Overall, good day! Went to sleep elevated with a few pillows and slept comfortably. Updated on 11 Aug 2019: Today has been a good day! No pain other than slight soreness when I blink but completely tolerable without any pain medications. Swelling has gone down and some bruising present. No need for ice packs unless I want them for comfort. Continuing with aquaphor application and keeping my head elevated above my heart at all times. No bending, lifting anything more than 10 pounds, or overall straining. Having to wear sunglasses and hat if I go outside to walk to my car and while driving. I still would not go out in public though, lol! Trying to keep my sodium at a minimal for swelling purposes and taking probiotics since I am on antibiotics prophylactically. Ive been drinking a lot of water, eating lots of fruits and veggies and protein to help with maximal healing. I found probiotics have helped me tremendously in the past to keep the good bacteria in the gut while the antibiotics kill the bad bacteria. Id recommend to anyone on antibiotic treatment as approved by your doctor! Overall, relaxing day with no issues :) Updated on 12 Aug 2019: A little more bruising today, less swelling. Slight soreness when I blink but completely tolerable without pain medications. Continuing with the aquaphor application at all times and icing periodically just for comfort. The skin is slightly starting to slough off where the laser was. Its been driving me crazy that I cant exercise or workout! But its been nice being able to relax and catchup on cleaning and all my tv shows :) Updated on 13 Aug 2019: A little more soreness/ burning today around the eyelid when I blink, dead skin from the laser looks like its starting to slough off. Overall going well and have follow up appointment in a few days. Feeling extremely tired since the procedure and have been on and off napping the past few days! Not complaining though, lol. Took Tylenol for pain today and it seemed to help well so far. Updated on 24 Aug 2019: Still applying the aquaphor. Swollen but seeing progress! Updated on 24 Aug 2019: Had a follow up appointment, no more aquaphor to be applied other than right under waterline. Was told to buy cetaphil sensitive skin face moisturizer if skin starts to get dry underneath. Can wear makeup in a couple of days!

Anonymous Via Vitals

5 years ago

Cazt4 Via Realself

5 years ago

This Friday at 10:30 AM I am having laser upper blepharoplasty surgery. It will be done under local anesthesia in a surgical suite in my plastic surgeons office in Winter Park, FL. I will be 55 years old next month and this is my birthday gift to myself. About 6 years ago I started noticing in photos that one of my eyes was not as wide open as the other eye. I thought perhaps I had developed some sort of disorder or something. As I began researching, I realized that it was a droopy eyelid due to excess skin. At that point I knew that I would want an upper blepharoplasty at some point. I met with two board certified plastic surgeons in FL and decided to go with Dr Ruth Hill Yeilding an oculoplastic surgeon. She specializes in eye and facial surgery. Honestly I did not want to go with a plastic surgeon who is a jack of all trades. I like that Dr Yeilding only works on the face. I researched online about vitamins you can take before and after surgery to help reduce swelling and bruising. I also found a list of foods to avoid. I hope all of this helps and that my recovery will be good. Updated on 8 May 2019: When I arrived to my doctors office with my 3 bottles of meds, they instructed me to take 1 mg Xanax, one 325 mg Percocet and 12.5 mg of Pomethazine, an anti nausea med. This was about 30 minutes before my scheduled surgery time. I brought a ready to drink protein drink with me to take them with. Also, because I was not going under general anesthesia, they had advised me to eat some sort of carbs, like a sandwich for breakfast at home. They walked me into the surgical room. I did feel slightly lightheaded so I held onto my husband walking on in. I sat upright in the chair and the surgeon started drawing/marking up my eyelids. I mildly remember getting the lidocaine injections but barely. Ive read reviews where people say the worst part were the injections. But, I cant say that because I cant even remember feeling them. Frankly, the next thing I recall is being sat upright and being told I was finished. In advance, I told them that I wanted to see the skin that was removed. The nurse showed it to me and I got a photo of it. I do not actually remember taking the photo, but its on my camera roll so I must have! I walked (I was definitely unsteady) to the front lobby and waited with my daughter for my husband to pick us up with the car to go home. Updated on 8 May 2019: Photos right after surgery while waiting to go home. Updated on 8 May 2019: I forgot to include a photo of the removed eyelid skin. I find it interesting but some might be grossed out. I have also included photos of all the vitamins I took to help with healing. I ordered them online from VitaMedica. One week out I started taking Clinical Support morning formula vitamins with key nutrients to support the bodys natural healing process and three of the evening formula vitamins. Also one week in advance, I started taking VitaMedicas Bromelain with Quercetin which helps with swelling. Two tablets, twice a day spread out approximately 12 hours apart and always taken on an empty stomach. Then a few days prior to surgery, VitaMedicas Arnica Montana 30x homeopathic sublingual tablets, 3 tablets melted under your tongue 3 times a day. In order to try and remember all of this, I put my pills on a little plate the night before so I would make sure to take them all. The night before surgery I made myself 3 ziploc bags for the next 3 days with the vitamins portioned out for each day plus the prescription pills the doc wanted me to take. I put all the bottles in a little basket next to my bed along with protein bars. I wanted everything to be nearby. I included regular Tylenol/acetaminophen tabs and childrens chewable Benadryl tabs in case I needed them for itchiness. Updated on 13 May 2019: About 4-5 days post op my eyes were a bit swollen and slightly itchy. I honestly thought thats how its supposed to be since I had sutures in my eyelids. My older brother had this surgery about 5 years ago and said that he had a reaction to the erythromycin ointment that you must constantly put on our incisions. It did not register that I might be having the same reaction. I constantly wanted to ice my eyes hoping that would help soothe them. I also was taking Benadryl tabs occasionally which did help. After about a week post op, I texted Dr Yeildings nurse and sent her photos. She said that it looked like I might be allergic. Because my bother was allergic to the erythromycin ointment, she said there could be a familial component to the allergy. I was told to discontinue the ointment ASAP. They prescribed a new ointment and a prednisone pack to reduce the inflammation. Gosh, I did not realize how much better I wold be once I discontinued the erythromycin. Who knew at this age I would discover an allergy to a med that has been around forever? Updated on 13 May 2019: You can see how changing the ointment and taking the prednisone really calmed down my eyes. Looking much better. Oh, a tip for icing your eyes the first 48-72 hours. I used the 5 inch by 4 inch square, snack sized ziploc bags stuffed with frozen corn kernels. Peas work as well. They were the perfect size to rest on your eye sockets. Updated on 15 May 2019: Dr Yeilding keeps sutures in for two weeks. I think other plastic surgeons remove them sooner. After she removed my sutures, she put Dermabond on a portion of my right eye incision. I was told not to get it wet and that it would flake off in about 4 days. I guess that incision needed an extra boost to help keep it closed up. Updated on 31 May 2019: Healing nicely. Finally my lids are not feeling heavy, so the swelling is going down. I have to say that my eyes are still quite sensitive to the strong morning Florida sun, even while wearing sunglasses. If I wear a hat too, then its better. I forgot to mention that initially I was going to do the CO2 ablative laser on my under eyelids to tighten up the skin (see photo of my under eye wrinkles when smiling). This would have been performed at the same time as the upper blepharoplasty. But, upon further research, I found out that it is imperative that you stay out of the sun for a few months following this procedure. Being that summer was approaching, the timing would not have been good. I am thinking of doing the CO2 laser in December and possibly doing my entire face.