It hurt so much it left me breathless.
But it was the strangeness of it that left a greater impression. I imagine the wrongness of the touch is similar to someone touching a bone. It’s like your soul screams “what are you doing in there.”
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I have contacts implanted in my eyes (instead of lasik) and in order to make sure that doesn’t instantly give you glaucoma, they have to punch a hole into your iris.
It felt….indescribable. A pain so acute and deeply unsettling in a body part never designed to be touched.
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It was such an amazing sensation that my pain scale changed to accommodate it.
I cried, but I didn’t flinch and I was silent.
The surgeon called me a good strong girl and wiped my tears himself, and I do not think I would have been able to get through it without that.
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If you’re considering ICL: there’s a new version where they don’t punch the hole
But, when I get surgery I have two requirements:
- Best surgeon I can find in the area.
- Most tried procedure with most predictable results, not the newest with the least amount of years of data.
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I’ve been getting questions so I just want to say here:
The implantation of the lens itself did not hurt! I was only sore for 3 days after the procedure.
If you choose the new version where they don’t punch the hole, the entire experience is about as bad as getting a flu shot.
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I would rather endure the punch and be in the same situation as people with 15-20 years of being healthy with this procedure, than opt for something that’s exciting and new that might need more time to see whether it lasts a lifetime.
It was a ‘good strong girl’ choice lmao
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Okay!!! The QRTs are getting wild! The surgeon was an elderly man with an accent!
Proud old country grandpa vibes, not hot booktok doctor vibes!
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